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Japanese_Hospital_(Saipan) Latitude and Longitude:

15°12′6″N 145°43′8″E / 15.20167°N 145.71889°E / 15.20167; 145.71889
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Japanese Hospital
Japanese Hospital (Saipan) is located in Northern Mariana Islands
Japanese Hospital (Saipan)
Japanese Hospital (Saipan)
LocationRte. 3, Garapan ( Saipan), Northern Mariana Islands
Coordinates 15°12′6″N 145°43′8″E / 15.20167°N 145.71889°E / 15.20167; 145.71889
Area5 acres (2.0 ha)
NRHP reference  No. 74002189 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 19, 1974

The Japanese Hospital or Saipan Byoin is a historic World War II-era hospital complex on Route 3 in Garapan, a village on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands. The three concrete buildings are the largest Japanese-built structures to survive the war. The main hospital building is an L-shaped structure with a domed entrance at the crook of the L. A second, smaller building housed the pharmacy, while the third is an underground circular chamber of unknown purpose. All were in deteriorating condition when surveyed in the early 1970s. [2] The complex has since undergone restoration, and the main hospital building now houses the Northern Mariana Islands Museum.

The hospital was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 1974. [1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Thomas B. Sheehan (December 3, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Japanese Hospital". National Park Service. and accompanying photos