Gulfport Veterans Administration Medical Center Historic District, Gulfport

Name: Gulfport Veterans Administration Medical Center Historic District
Address: Gulfport, United States

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Gulfport Veterans Administration Medical Center Historic District

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Gulfport Veterans Administration Medical Center Historic District, Gulfport

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Gulfport Veterans Administration Medical Center Historic District, also known as Centennial Plaza, is a 48-acre compound located in Gulfport, Mississippi. The facility operated as a medical center under the Veterans Administration from the 1920s until 2005, when damage from Hurricane Katrina resulted in its closure. The property was designated a Mississippi Landmark in 2010 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. ()

Coordinates: 30°22'41"N, 89°3'8"W

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Gulfport United States

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Gulfport Veterans Administration Medical Center Historic District – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Mississippi Aquarium, Island View Casino Resort, Beauvoir.

4.8 miE
Convention center, Music venue, Entertainment
Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi
122 min walk • Mississippi Coast Coliseum is an 11,500-seat reserved seating, 15,000 festival seating, multi-purpose arena in Biloxi, Mississippi. It was built in 1977. It hosted the WCW Beach Blast in 1993 and the Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament in 1992 and 1993.
2.3 miW
Zoo
Mississippi Aquarium, Gulfport
58 min walk • Mississippi Aquarium is a nonprofit public aquarium located in Gulfport, Mississippi; it opened August 29, 2020. The 5.8-acre complex incorporates both indoor and outdoor habitats with more than 200 species of animals and 50 species of native plants.
3.2 miW
Hotel casino, Nightlife, Gambling
Island View Casino Resort, Gulfport
81 min walk • The Island View Casino is a casino and hotel located in Gulfport, Mississippi.
5 miE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Beauvoir, Biloxi
129 min walk • The Beauvoir estate, built in Biloxi, Mississippi, along the Gulf of Mexico, was the post-war home of the former President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis. The house and plantation have been designated as a National Historic Landmark, recognized and listed by the U.S.
5 miE
Museum with artifacts related to Davis
Beauvoir, Biloxi
128 min walk • The Jefferson Davis Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
3.5 miNE
Museum, Natural history museum
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, Gulfport
91 min walk • The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies is a research organization located in Gulfport, Mississippi and dedicated to education, conservation, and research on marine mammals in the wild and in captivity.
3.9 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Edgewater Mall, Biloxi
100 min walk • Edgewater Mall is an enclosed shopping mall located in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States. Opened in 1963, its anchor stores are Belk, Dillard's, JCPenney, and Premiere Cinemas.
2.5 miSW
30°21'51"N • 89°5'24"W
Ship Island Excursions, Gulfport
63 min walk • Tours, Boat or ferry, Beach
3.5 miNW
Neighbourhood
Turkey Creek Community Historic District, Gulfport
89 min walk • Turkey Creek Community Historic District is a settlement established by emancipated African Americans during the Reconstruction Era after the American Civil War.