National Register of Historic Places

Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, (former)

Elkin, Surry County, North Carolina
Listed
May 1, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02000437

About this property

Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital is a historic hospital building located near Elkin, North Carolina. The original rectangular section was built in 1930–1931, with additions made in 1937, 1947, and 1952. The original brick section is two stories over a partially above-ground basement in the Colonial Revival style/ It is eleven bays long and two rooms deep, with a slate-covered hipped roof with a central cupola and two rear dormers. The associated Nurses' Home was built in 1932, and is a two-story-with-basement rectangular brick building in the Colonial Revival style. Frame side wings were added to Nurses' Home in 1937. The hospital was converted to a nursing home and interior remodeled in 1973. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

Location

230 Hawthorne Rd.
Elkin, Surry County, North Carolina
36.25475, -80.84563

Categories

HEALTH/MEDICINEARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Gwyn Avenue-Bridge Street Historic District
Colonial
0.4 mi
Downtown Elkin Historic District
Early Republic
0.8 mi
Cedar Point
Early Republic
1 mi
Elkin Creek Mill
Industrial
2.3 mi
Claymont Hill
Industrial
5.9 mi

Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — Elkin NC
1865Civil War
0.7 mi
Battle of Shallow Ford (Yadkin)
1780Revolutionary War
6 mi
Battle of Shallow Ford
1780Revolutionary War
8 mi
Stoneman's Raid — Dobson NC
1865Civil War
11.8 mi
Stoneman's Raid — Yadkinville NC
1865Civil War
13.4 mi

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When was Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, (former) listed on the National Register?

Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, (former) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 2002.

What type of historic resource is Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, (former)?

Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, (former) is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital, (former) is recorded as the industrial era.

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