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Clarence Barker Memorial Hospital
E. M. Ball Collection: N1562 |
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| Title: | Clarence Barker Memorial Hospital |
| Alternate Title: | Biltmore Hospital |
| Creator - Architect: | Richard Sharp Smith; Douglas Ellington |
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| Building Address: | 2-6 Reed Street, Asheville, NC |
| Subject - Keyword: | Clarence Barker Memorial Hospital; Biltmore Hospital |
| Subject - LCSH: | Asheville (N.C.) -- History Mountains -- North Carolina Asheville (N.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc Photography (Asheville, N.C.) Asheville (N.C.) -- History -- Pictorial works Asheville (N.C.) -- Architecture North Carolina -- Social life and customs -- Pictorial works |
| Description: | Shortly after All Soul's Parish was
established in 1896, George W. Vanderbilt gave the land and contributed
handsomely to the endowment of the Clarence Barker Memorial Hospital,
incorporated on June 13, 1900. The hospital was designed by Richard
Sharp Smith, architect of most of the buildings in Biltmore Village, at
a cost of $75,000. The one-and-one-half story stucco building with
casement windows, molded details, shingles and dormers was built as a
memorial to a cousin of Vanderbilt's and as a mission of the church.
Vanderbilt took the responsibility of all costs and expenses incurred in
construction and maintenance. Originally built for minor care for 10
patients, it was soon enlarged in 1902 by architect W. H. Lord with the
addition of a ward and operating rooms. One former resident of the
Biltmore Village recalled that it was "light and airy, and the beds were
not too close together." Another wing designed by Lord was added in 1916
raising the bed capacity to 50. In 1919, the hospital received its
independence from church jurisdiction and its name became Biltmore
Hospital. A devastating fire in 1921 destroyed the main portion of the
hospital leaving only the wings. A major change in Biltmore Village came with the construction of a large new hospital adjacent to the remaining wings. Begun in September 1929, the new hospital was designed by Douglas Ellington, an important Asheville architect who created a number of the city's notable Art-Deco landmarks including City Hall, First Baptist Church and S&W Cafeteria. When the second building was constructed, the original hospital wing, which had previously served as the obstetrics and gynecological ward was used as the nurse's dormitory and later a nursing school. In 1947 the hospital merged with Asheville's Mission Hospital, and finally closed its doors in 1951. The Clarence Barker Memorial Hospital has since housed offices and a series of nursing homes. Current plans call for the building to be converted into condominiums. |
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| Date Building Constructed / Ended: | 1900-1902; 1929 |
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| Building Current Function: | Not in use. |
| Building Historic Function | Hospital |
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| Identifier: | http://www.heritagewnc.org/historic_register_sites/clarence_barker_hospital/clarence_barker_memorial_hospita.htm |
| Source of Item: | SpecColl |
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| Related: |
Photograph Register for E.M. Ball Collection Oral History Register for Dr. William S. Justice Oral History Register for Ortez Devoe (Lacy) Griffin, Jr. Oral History Register for John and Anne Chiles Oral History Register for Mary Hyde Oral History Register for Dr. Michael Francis Keleher Oral History Register for Eleanor Waddell Stephens Oral History Register for Dr. Russell Lee Norburn Oral History Register for Anthony (Tony) Lord Oral History Register for Dr. Polly Shuford Oral History Register for Eleanor and Charles Rawls |
| Bibliography: | National Registry of Historic Places |
| Related Images: | Biltmore Hospital. (N1562) Biltmore Hospital. (N1563) (E. M. Ball Collection) |
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| Rights: | Any display, publication or public use must
credit D. H. Ramsey Library, Special Collections, University of North
Carolina at Asheville. Copyright retained by the authors of certain items in the collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. |
| Processed By: | NRHP, HRC, UNCA Margaret |
| Updated: | UNCA; Bray Creech, 10/2005 |
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