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