Site Survey and National Register Eligibility

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Site Survey and National Register Eligibility
Site Survey and National Register Eligibility Evaluation
Malcolm Randall Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center
Gainesville, Florida
Submitted to:
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Historic Preservation Office (003C2)
Office of Construction & Facilities Management
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20420
Prepared by:
Labat Environmental, Inc.
1406 Fort Crook Road South, Suite 101
Bellevue, NE 68005
and
Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc.
151 Walton Avenue
Lexington, KY 40508
Contract # VA101-CFM-P-0095
March 18, 2014
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Table of Contents
I. Introduction......................................................................................................................................................... 1
II. Project Location................................................................................................................................................ 1
III. Previous Cultural Resource Assessment Surveys .............................................................................. 1
IV. Archival Research ........................................................................................................................................... 3
V. Field Reconnaissance ..................................................................................................................................... 4
Methodology........................................................................................................................................................ 4
Results ................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Above-Ground Resources ......................................................................................................................... 5
Archaeological Resources ........................................................................................................................ 7
VI. Summary and Recommendations ............................................................................................................ 8
References Cited .................................................................................................................................................... 9
Attachment A – Figures
List of Figures
Table 1:
Malcolm Randall VAMC Capital Asset List.
Figure 1: Malcolm Randall VAMC Site Plan.
Figure 2: Malcolm Randall VAMC, Gainesville East U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute series
quadrangle.
Figure 3: Malcolm Randall VAMC, main façade, aerial ca. 1967.
Figure 4: Malcolm Randall VAMC, completed west addition, ca. 1983.
Figure 5: Malcolm Randall VAMC, front (north) façade of new bed tower/Building 1.
Figure 6: Malcolm Randall VAMC, east side, original Building 1 (left) and new bed tower
(right).
Figure 7: Malcolm Randall VAMC, part of MRI building (Building 28) with new bed tower
addition (Building 1) in background.
Figure 8: Malcolm Randall VAMC, Buildings T-6, T-4, T-2 (right to left), along eastern edge
of VA property.
Figure 9: Malcolm Randall VAMC, Building 12.
Figure 10: Archer Road, looking east from center median near the entrance to Malcolm Randall
VAMC.
Figure 11: Malcolm Randall VAMC, looking east-southeast across SW 16th Avenue from roof of
Malcolm Randall VAMC’s new parking garage towards Bivens Rim Forest.
Figure 12: Malcolm Randall VAMC Archaeological Zone Map.
Figure 13: Malcolm Randall VAMC main gate entrance showing established buildings, facing
southeast.
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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS
CLC
Community Living Center
GPS
Global Positioning System
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
NRHP
National Register of Historic Places
PA
programmatic agreement
TCP
traditional cultural property
U.S.
United States
VA
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (also, formerly, U.S. Veterans
Administration)
VAHPO
VA Historic Preservation Office
VAMC
VA Medical Center
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I. Introduction
To plan for and assist with consultation under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act, the United States (U.S.) Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Historic Preservation Office
(VAHPO) intends to develop a programmatic agreement (PA) for the 10 medical centers owned
by the VA in Florida. These facilities are located in Gainesville, Miami, Lake City, Tampa, West
Palm Beach, Cape Coral, Bay Pines, Viera, and Orlando. The VAHPO and the Veteran’s
Integrated Service Network that includes Florida (VISN 8) contracted with Labat Environmental,
Inc. (LEI) to assist with the preparation of the PA. The LEI team also includes Cultural Resource
Analysts, Inc. and SRI Foundation.
The LEI team initiated the PA development process by conducting a site survey of each of the 10
medical centers. The architectural survey was designed to determine if any above-ground historic
resources – such as buildings, districts, sites, structures, and objects 50 years of age or older –
located within, or in the immediate vicinity of the medical center are listed, or eligible for listing,
in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The objective of the archaeological
reconnaissance survey was to confirm the locations of previous professional archaeological
surveys, identify levels of disturbance, and determine areas recommended for further
archaeological investigation. The team also investigated each survey area for the presence of
potential historic designed landscapes, cultural landscapes, and traditional cultural properties
(TCPs). All professional team members who conducted the site surveys meet or exceed the
Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards for Architectural History,
History, or Archaeology, as appropriate. This report documents the results of the site survey of
the Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Gainesville, Florida.
II. Project Location
The Malcolm Randall VAMC is located at 1601 S.W. Archer Road, Gainesville, Florida,
immediately west of the intersection of S.W. Archer Road and S.W. 16th Street (Figure 1). It
occupies approximately 40 acres adjacent to the University of Florida, near the University’s
Shands Hospital, other health science facilities, and the College of Veterinary Medicine. The
parcel falls within the southwestern portion of the Gainesville East U.S. Geological Survey 7.5minute series quadrangle (Figure 2). The campus is located in a highly urbanized setting.
III. Previous Cultural Resource Assessment Surveys
The LEI team began the Malcolm Randall VAMC site survey by reviewing the records located
in the Florida Master Site File. The research identified the following six cultural resource
assessment surveys that have been conducted on or within one-half mile of the VA campus:
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Anderson 2000
Erbe et al. 2002
Batategas 2002
Cremer 2006
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Mohlman 2006
Laughlin 2007
While most of these surveys concluded there were no above-ground historic properties located
within or immediately adjacent to the Malcolm Randall VAMC, Cremer (2006) identified the
“Little Gandy” subdivision, located northeast of the Malcolm Randall VAMC. It contained 17
historic single-family homes built from 1925 to 1955 with frame vernacular construction and
bungalow or ranch architectural forms. None of the historic structures were found to be eligible
for listing in the NRHP (Cremer 2006). The present reconnaissance survey found that only 4 of
the 17 historic structures surveyed by Cremer in 2006 remain; the rest have been removed and
much of the area was redeveloped by the University of Florida. Mohlman (2006) identified the
Florida Railroad, a linear site that extends along the south side of Archer Road (the north
boundary of the Malcolm Randall VAMC), and the Gainesville Railroad Bridge, located
northeast of the Malcolm Randall VAMC, crossing above S.W. 13th Street. Mohlman determined
that, while the Florida Railroad was potentially eligible for listing in the NRHP, the Gainesville
Railroad Bridge was not, due to alterations and additions.
Five previously recorded archaeological sites exist within a half-mile radius of the campus. Site
8L00021, the Little Gandy Site, is a multi-component prehistoric and historic site located east of
the VA property. This site was recommended to be considered ineligible for listing in the NRHP
due to extreme levels of disturbance (Cremer 2006). Sites 8AL00049, Shirea Mound, and
8AL00084, Shirea Mound Village, are located immediately north-northwest of the campus.
These prehistoric sites are located on private property. No determination of their NRHP status
has been made (Laughlin 2007). The Mound itself is described as containing human burials and
the village contains evidence of prehistoric habitation. Site 8AL00050, Archer Road Campus, is
located west of the medical center on the University of Florida campus. It contains low-density
prehistoric pottery sherds and lithic reduction flakes. No determination of its NRHP status has
been made (Laughlin 2007). Site 8AL4829 is a short-term prehistoric hunting and gathering
camp located west of the medical center. The site was recommended as ineligible for listing in
the NRHP (Erbe et al. 2002).
Several surveys involved archaeological reconnaissance or subsurface testing in relation to the
VA facility , with varying conclusions. No documentation suggested that actual subsurface
testing has occurred on the VAMC property; however, archaeological resources are abundant in
the immediate area. Due to the presence of numerous recorded sites in the near vicinity, it should
be assumed that archaeological resources are also present on the campus. Environmental
assessments were prepared for the VA grounds in 1974 and 1982 for expansion projects. In each
case, a Finding of No Significant Impact was issued (Naeser 1974; Mollenhoff 1982).
The City of Gainesville is a Certified Local Government. None of the locally designated historic
districts are within one-half mile of the Malcolm Randall VAMC (City of Gainesville 2014).
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IV. Archival Research
The LEI team conducted archival research designed to prepare an historic overview of the
Malcolm Randall VAMC, thus providing a context in which to evaluate the facility’s
significance and integrity. Unless otherwise noted, the following information was gathered from
an unpublished history of the Malcolm Randall VAMC written in 1979 (Malcolm Randall
VAMC 1979).
In 1965, the VA analyzed the movement of veterans to better plan the future location of VA
service facilities. The VA predicted that only two states, Florida and Arizona, would have more
war veterans in 1980 than in 1960 (Administrator of Veterans Affairs 1965). Thus, three new
hospitals were constructed in Florida in a short period of time—Gainesville (1967), Miami
(1968), and Tampa (1972).
Originally, a 1,000-bed VA hospital in Gainesville was approved by President Truman in
October 1945; however, this project was cancelled in 1950 (Hannah and Smith 2012), possibly
as part of budget cuts following the end of World War II. A smaller hospital, planned to have
500 beds, was approved by President Kennedy in October 1961. At this time, the VA purchased
approximately 31 acres of land in two parcels: one was purchased from private owners and may
have included a small late nineteenth or early twentieth century homestead and the other was
purchased from the Gainesville Chamber of Commerce. The VA purchased almost 10 additional
acres from the University of Florida in 1983 (Sanchez-Cirilo 2012). Construction began in
January 1964 and the hospital (Building 1) was dedicated in October 1967 (Figure 3). The total
estimated cost of construction and equipment for the 480-bed hospital was approximately $13
million.
Numerous additions have been made to the Malcolm Randall VAMC since its completion in
1967. The first major project was the construction of a tunnel between the VA hospital and the
University of Florida’s Shands Hospital in 1973 (Malcolm Randall VAMC 2012). Building 1
was expanded in 1978 with construction of a $5.3 million, 50,000-square-foot, three-story
outpatient wing on the west end of the building. A $5.3 million, 120-bed Community Living
Center (CLC) (Building 12) was completed in December, 1981. In 1983, a $13 million project
more than doubled the completed 1978 west end addition, adding 70,000 square feet and four
full-sized floors (Figure 4). A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) building (Building 28) was
constructed between Building 1 and Archer Road in 1988, and an addition to the west side of the
ambulatory care clinic was completed in 1999. In 2008, construction began on a new bed tower
immediately along the front façade of Building 1, and this addition was completed in 2011
(Figures 5 and 6). A Fisher House has been approved to be built on the Malcolm Randall VAMC
property on the location of the former heliport pad, near the northwest corner of the property
along S.W. Archer Road (Sanchez-Cirilo 2012). In 1999, the hospital was officially renamed the
Malcolm Randall Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Wagers 2008).
The Malcolm Randall VAMC is located near the University of Florida’s College of Medicine,
with which it is affiliated. The association of VA hospitals with medical schools began in 1946,
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when the VA Administrator stated that replacement hospitals were to be constructed in close
proximity to medical schools, whenever possible (Committee on Veterans Affairs 1965).
V. Field Reconnaissance
Methodology
On June 11 and 12, 2012, the LEI team conducted an on-site architectural (above-ground) and
archaeological reconnaissance survey of the Malcolm Randall VAMC campus.
The team photographed above-ground resources within the campus, obtained a site plan with a
key to each resource (Figure 1), and reviewed facility records to confirm construction dates. A
“windshield” reconnaissance survey was also conducted to determine if any above-ground
historic properties were located in the area immediately surrounding the campus.
The objective of the archaeological reconnaissance survey was to confirm the locations of
previous professional archaeological surveys, levels of disturbance, and areas that need further
archaeological survey work. These areas were classified into zones 1 through 4, based on the
results of both the archival research and reconnaissance field survey:
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Zone 1: Areas that have been the subject of previous professional archaeological surveys
and do not need additional investigation
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Zone 2: Areas that are unlikely to contain significant archaeological resources due to
their disturbance and thus do not need to be surveyed
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Zone 3: Areas that will need to have a Phase I archaeological survey if ground
disturbance is proposed
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Zone 4: Areas where there may be a potential to contain archaeological resources, but the
area is covered by pavement or fill material, making subsurface testing impossible at this
time
Using handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) units that display the campus site plan as a
base map, the survey team was able to easily access particular areas within the project boundary.
Once the appropriate locations were reached, the archaeologist performed a visual examination
of the ground conditions and documented such conditions in a field book. GPS points were used
to create a boundary for potentially sensitive areas, and also to delineate areas affected by
previous construction. Numerous photographs were taken in each area and the photograph
locations, as well as the camera’s facing direction, were documented accurately on photograph
logs. Photographs were collected to document both areas of disturbance and areas that have the
potential to contain archaeological resources. Aerial photography and handheld site plans were
also used during the survey to give the archaeologist more clarity regarding ground location and
to examine surface features from various perspectives.
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No subsurface testing was performed during this reconnaissance survey. Cultural materials (if
any) encountered on the surface during the investigation were plotted on handheld site maps, and
a GPS point was collected to further identify the precise location of the artifact(s).
Results
Above-Ground Resources
The archival research and architectural survey confirmed that there are no above-ground
resources (buildings, districts, sites, structures, or objects) within the campus boundaries that are
50 years of age or older (see Table 1). The VAMC was also evaluated to determine if any of the
resources are exceptionally significant and thus would be eligible under Criteria Consideration
G. Although several individual VA hospitals constructed within the last 50 years might be
considered exceptionally important (see accompanying “Development Overview of the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs System in Florida”), no information suggests that the Malcolm
Randall VAMC is such an exceptional example. It is not an architecturally distinct example of
institutional construction from the period and is not known to be historically and exceptionally
significant in the VA’s developmental history. Therefore, it does not appear that the Malcolm
Randall VAMC is currently eligible for NRHP listing under Criteria Consideration G.
Table 1: Malcolm Randall VAMC Capital Asset List
Building
Name/Function
Number
1
8
11
12
13
14
16
18
19
23
25
26
27
28
29
T1
T1A
T2
T3
T4
T5
T6
T7
T8
Main Hospital
Grounds/Records Storage
Animal Research
Community Living Center
Community Living Center Generator
University of Florida Education Building
Metal Storage
Grounds Storage
Heliport Storage
Engineering Storage
Switch Gear
Radiation Waste
Hazardous Waste
MRI Building
Generator Building
Health Resource Management Services
Health Resource Management Services
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) & Nursing Services
Administrative
EEO / Environmental Management Program
Acquisition and Material Management Service
Police/Security
Director’s Suite
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Year
Constructed
1966
1974
2005
1981
1981
1978
1971
1971
1972
1984
1998
2010
2010
1988
2008
2009
2009
2005
2009
2005
1989
1994
1996
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Building
Number
T9
T10
T11
TUN
Name/Function
Director’s Suite
Medical Administration Service
Health Resource Management Services
Tunnel
Year
Constructed
2008
2003
2010
1973
This survey also evaluated the potential for the individual resources or the totality of the
Malcolm Randall VAMC to eligible for listing in the NRHP in the near future. Presently, only
the Main Hospital Building (Building No. 1, 1966) will be 50 years of age within the next five
years. The next oldest buildings, constructed from 1971 to 1975, will not be 50 years of age until
2021 (see Table 1).
The architectural survey and archival research conducted during this study suggest that there is
low probability that the campus, or individual architectural resources located within the campus,
will be determined eligible for listing in the NRHP in the future. The Main Hospital Building
(Figure 3) is not distinguished from similar constructions of the period by innovative
construction techniques or building systems, and the building does not exhibit details that would
otherwise distinguish it from similar institutional construction of the mid-to-late twentieth
century. Furthermore, since its construction in 1966, the Main Hospital Building has undergone
major alterations, including the construction of the west wing in 1981 and the subsequent
enlargements of that wing in 1983 and 1998 (Figure 4). Most recently, in 2011, the Main
Hospital Building was modified by the construction of a new bed tower across the façade
(Figures 5 and 6). These subsequent additions have destroyed the historic integrity of the Main
Hospital Building and preclude it from eligibility for listing in the NRHP.
Likewise, the integrity of the site as a whole has been continually modified since the hospital’s
opening through new constructions, disrupting any historic character it might have once retained.
These alterations (Figures 7 through 9) include the CLC (Building 12, 1981), the MRI Building
(Building 28, 1988), the Animal Research Building (Building 11, 2005), the generator building
(Building 29, 2008), and a group of modular buildings (Buildings T1-T11, 1989-2010), located
east and south of Building 1. These subsequent constructions during the late twentieth century
are undistinguished forms that do not, at this time, possess historic architectural significance, and
the collective does not represent a significant assemblage of late twentieth century institutional
buildings. Therefore, it does not appear that the Malcolm Randall VAMC will be eligible for
listing in the NRHP in the foreseeable future.
The reconnaissance survey of the area immediately surrounding the VAMC identified a mixture
of residences, parks, and commercial, educational, and medical facilities (Figures 10 and 11).
Most of the resources are not 50 years of age or older. One exception is a remnant of the Little
Gandy subdivision, located less than 0.25 miles northeast of the Malcolm Randall VAMC.
Little Gandy was laid out in October, 1925 (Cremer 2006), and is a diamond-shaped area
bounded on the north by S.W. Archer Road, on the east by S.W. 13th Street, on the south by S.W.
16th Avenue, and on the west by S.W. 16th Street. It historically encompassed S.W. 12th, S.W.
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13th, and S.W. 14th Avenues from east to west, and 14th Street from north to south. Another
planned north-south street, which would have been 15th Street, was apparently not built.
The Little Gandy subdivision was never fully developed. It contained single-family homes built
from 1925 to 1955. By 2006, it contained only 17 historic structures (50 years old or older),
which used frame vernacular construction, or bungalow or ranch architectural forms. None of the
historic structures were found to be eligible for listing in the NRHP during a previous survey
(Cremer 2006). The present reconnaissance survey indicated that only 4 of the 17 historic
structures surveyed by Cremer in 2006 remain, while the rest have been removed and much of
the area redeveloped by the University of Florida. With the alterations and additions to the
individual properties over time, and the setting impacted by the removal of all but four of the
historic structures in the subdivision and the ensuing redevelopment of almost all of the Little
Gandy subdivision by the University, none of the surviving structures retains enough integrity to
be listed in the NRHP. As a result, there do not appear to be any architectural resources eligible,
or potentially eligible, for listing in the NRHP in the area immediately adjacent to the Malcolm
Randall VAMC campus.
No designed or cultural landscapes were identified during the site survey at the Malcolm Randall
VAMC that would merit eligibility for listing in the NRHP based on their age, design, or
affiliation.
The site survey also addressed the potential for TCPs on or within the immediate vicinity of the
campus. Based on the present fieldwork and archival research, the team identified no potential
for TCPs, regardless of NRHP eligibility, affiliated with cultural or social groups such as
indigenous peoples or veterans groups.
Archaeological Resources
Figure 12 designates the archaeological resource zoned boundaries of the Malcolm Randall
VAMC campus. The determination of Zone 1—areas that have been subjected to previous
professional survey and do not need additional work—relies on available archaeological records.
Records for Malcolm Randall VAMC do not provide precise locations of subsurface testing
within the campus, and it is unclear if subsurface testing has even occurred; however,
archaeologists have served as monitors and have visually inspected the grounds during previous
VA expansion projects. Consequently, no specific locations were assigned to Zone 1 because
there is not enough evidence to properly identify individual areas subjected to previous survey.
The level of ground disturbance is immense within the property boundaries of the Malcolm
Randall VAMC, as buildings encompass a vast portion of the campus. Thus, these areas are
defined as Zone 2 (Figure 13). These locations are unlikely to contain intact archaeological
resources due to the apparent level of disturbance, and further investigation is not recommended.
No Zone 3 areas (for which a professional archaeological survey is recommended) were
identified at the Gainesville campus. The level of development does not warrant systematic
testing.
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In addition to the Zone 2 areas that support buildings, the rest of the campus is designated as
Zone 4. These are areas where there may be a potential to contain archaeological resources but
the area is covered by pavement or fill material, making subsurface testing impossible at this
time. It is possible that urban environments can preserve subsurface archaeological resources by
keeping them sealed and unexposed to further degradation. It is recommended that construction
or disturbance in Zone 4 locations include an onsite professional archaeologist, to monitor and to
confirm that archaeological materials or human remains are handled properly if encountered in
these locations. Based on current research and reconnaissance survey, Zone 4 areas at the
Malcolm Randall VAMC have the potential to contain preserved archaeological resources.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Geographic Information System soil database lists the
dominate soil type within the campus as Urban Land-Millhopper Complex. This soil type reflects
a low probability of archaeological resources; however, with the known presence of numerous
archaeological sites in the vicinity, Zone 4 areas should be monitored carefully.
VI. Summary and Recommendations
This site survey confirmed the results of past surveys that determined that there are no historic
properties listed, or eligible for listing, in the NRHP located within or in the immediate vicinity
of the Malcolm Randall VAMC campus.
The potential for archaeological resources at the campus was delineated based upon a site visit
by a professional archaeologist. Due to the extensive ground disturbance within the property
boundaries of the Malcolm Randall VAMC, the majority of campus has been designated as
having a low probability of containing significant archaeological resources, and further
investigation during future construction activities is not recommended. The remainder of the
campus may have a potential to contain archaeological resources, but subsurface testing cannot
be conducted at this time due to the presence of impervious materials (pavement or fill). Future
ground-disturbing projects in these areas should be monitored, due to the potential for preserved
archaeological deposits.
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References Cited
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
1954 through 1968 Annual Reports for the Fiscal Years ending June 30, 1954 through
June 30, 1968. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Anderson, Sherry
2000 Historic Structures Survey of Unincorporated Alachua County. On file at the
Florida Division of Historical Resources.
Batategas, Juliet
2002 An Archaeological and Historical Survey of the Proposed Lake Alice Tower
Location in Alachua County, Florida. On file at the Florida Division of Historical
Resources.
City of Gainesville
2014 Historic Districts. Planning Department.
http://cityofgainesville.org/PlanningDepartment/HistoricDistricts.aspx
Committee on Veterans Affairs
1965 Facilities for Education in Veterans Administration Hospitals. U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, D.C.
Cremer, David
2006 A Cultural Resources Assessment of the Shands Redevelopment Tract, Alachua
County, Florida. On file at the Florida Division of Historical Resources.
Erbe, Brian J., Lucy B. Wayne, and Martin F. Dickinson
2002 Cultural Resources Survey and Assessment, UF Genetics and Cancer Research
Center, Alachua County, Florida. On file at the Florida Division of Historical Resources.
Hannah, Lindsay S., and Susan Barrett Smith
2012 United States Third Generation Veterans Hospitals National Register of Historic
Places Multiple Property Documentation.
Laughlin, Eleanor
2007 CRAS Depot Avenue from East of U.S. 441 (SW 13th Street) to West of SR 329
(South Main Street) and from East of SE 4th Street to SR 331 (Williston Road). On file at
the Florida Division of Historical Resources.
Malcolm Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center
1979 The History of the VA Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida. On file at the
Malcolm Randall VAMC Public Affairs Department.
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2012 Capital Asset List. On file at the Malcolm Randall VAMC Facilities Management
Services.
Mohlman, Geoffrey
2006 Historic Structure Documentation of the Florida Railroad from Fernandina Beach
in Nassau County to Cedar Key in Levy County, Florida. On file at the Florida Division
of Historical Resources.
Mollenhoff, Gjore
1982 Land Acquisition at VA Medical Center, Gainesville, FL. On file at the Florida
Division of Historical Resources.
Naeser, C.J.
1974 Surplus Land for New State Highway, Veterans Administration Hospital,
Gainesville, Florida. . On file at the Florida Division of Historical Resources.
Sanchez-Cirilo, Herminio
2012 Email correspondence between Assistant Chief Engineer and P. Thompson, June,
2012.
Wagers, Christa
2008 Veteran’s Health Visionary: Former VA Director, UF Professor Dies. The Post
(April, 2008): 22.
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Attachment A – Figures
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Figure 1: Malcolm Randall VAMC Site Plan.
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Figure 2: USGS 7.5-minute Quadrangle, Gainesville East, Florida: 2012. Location of the
Malcolm Randall VAMC indicated by the blue oval.
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Figure 3: Malcolm Randall VAMC, main façade, aerial ca. 1967. Note railroad tracks along
south side of SW Archer Road. Malcolm Randall VAMC Medical Media History Slideshow,
2011.
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Figure 4: Malcolm Randall VAMC, completed west addition, ca. 1983. Malcolm Randall VAMC
Medical Media History Slideshow, 2011.
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Figure 5: Malcolm Randall VAMC, front (north) façade of new bed tower/Building 1. P.
Thompson, June 2012.
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Figure 6: Malcolm Randall VAMC, east side, original Building 1 (left) and new bed tower
(right). P. Thompson, June 2012.
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Figure 7: Malcolm Randall VAMC, part of MRI building (Building 28) with new bed tower
addition (Building 1) in background. P. Thompson, June, 2012.
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Figure 8: Malcolm Randall VAMC, Buildings T-6, T-4, T-2 (right to left), along eastern edge of
VA property. P. Thompson, June 2012.
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Figure 9: Malcolm Randall VAMC, CLC (Building 12). P. Thompson, June 2012.
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Figure 10: Archer Road, looking east from center median near the entrance to Malcolm Randall
VAMC. Shands University of Florida (UF) Cancer Hospital is visible on the right. The main
group of Shands UF medical center buildings are hidden by the screen of trees on the left. P.
Thompson, June 2012.
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Figure 11: Malcolm Randall VAMC, looking east-southeast across SW 16th Avenue from roof of
Malcolm Randall VAMC’s new parking garage towards Bivens Rim Forest. P. Thompson, June
2012.
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Figure 12: Malcolm Randall VAMC Archaeological Zone Map.
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Figure 13: Malcolm Randall VAMC main gate entrance showing established buildings, facing
southeast. S. Pickett, June 2012.
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