Japanese Hospital (Saipan)

Japanese Hospital
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Rte. 3, Garapan (Saipan), Northern Mariana Islands
Coordinates	15°12′6″N 145°43′8″E / 15.20167°N 145.71889°ECoordinates: 15°12′6″N 145°43′8″E / 15.20167°N 145.71889°E
Area	5 acres (2.0 ha)
NRHP Reference #	74002189[1]
Added to NRHP	December 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]

See also

• Japanese Hospital (Rota), also NRHP-listed in the Northern Mariana Islands
• National Register of Historic Places listings in the Northern Mariana Islands

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Thomas B. Sheehan (December 3, 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Japanese Hospital" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying photos