National Register of Historic Places

Halifax County Home and Tubercular Hospital

Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina
Listed
December 10, 1985
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
85003338

About this property

The Halifax County Home and Tubercular Hospital is a historic hospital complex and national historic district located near Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina. The listing included nine contributing buildings, two contributing sites and one contributing structure including the site of the first (ca. 1845) Halifax County home and cemetery, the 1923 county home, and its neighbor, the county tubercular hospital, completed in 1925. Other contributing resources are domestic and agricultural outbuildings. The county home was designed by architects Benton & Benton and is a Neoclassical brick building composed of a two-story central pavilion with one-story hyphenated wings. The tubercular hospital is a one-story brick building with a gable roof. The hospital closed in 1973. The tubercular hospital has been destroyed. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

Location

Halifax, Halifax County, North Carolina
36.35429, -77.62053

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Allen Grove School
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0.6 mi
Davie, William R., House
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2.3 mi
Halifax Historic District
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2.3 mi
Halifax County Courthouse
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2.4 mi
Town of Halifax Historic District
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2.4 mi

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When was Halifax County Home and Tubercular Hospital listed on the National Register?

Halifax County Home and Tubercular Hospital was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Halifax County Home and Tubercular Hospital?

Halifax County Home and Tubercular Hospital is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Halifax County Home and Tubercular Hospital is recorded as the listed era.

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