On land southwest of the Hermitage mansion, the soldiers’ home was a two-story brick building with a stone foundation, complete with galleries, and a rounded portico, sustained by fluted pillars. A hospital was at the back of the main building where the veterans could receive medical care. All rooms of the home were furnished by individual donations. The last part of the home was demolished in 1953, after serving for a while as an apartment residence for Hermitage employees. Many of the soldiers who occupied the home are buried in a cemetery on the Hermitage grounds, about a mile away from the old home.
