Roosevelt Hospital (Edison, New Jersey)

Roosevelt Hospital is a historic building at 1 Roosevelt Drive in Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Construction of the hospital was started in 1935 and completed in 1937. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 2002 for its significance in health and medicine, in particular the treatment of tuberculosis. It was designed with Colonial Revival style and built with red brick.[3]

For the hospital in New York City, see Roosevelt Hospital (New York City).
Roosevelt Hospital
Location1 Roosevelt Drive, Edison, New Jersey
Coordinates40°33′04″N 74°20′16″W
Area9.7 acres (3.9 ha)
Built1937 (1937)
ArchitectAylin Pierson
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.02000109[1]
NJRHP No.3854[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMarch 5, 2002
Designated NJRHPJanuary 9, 2001

It is currently part of the Roosevelt Care Center at Edison.[4]

Roosevelt Park, next to the hospital, was built as part of the treatment facilities for tuberculosis.[3]

  • Tower architecture details
  • Roosevelt Park plaque

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#02000109)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. p. 3.
  3. Spies, Stacy E; Wyatt, Barbara; Zerbe, Nancy L. (May 1, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Roosevelt Hospital". National Park Service. With accompanying 18 photos
  4. "Roosevelt Care Center at Edison". Middlesex County Improvement Authority.


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