National Register of Historic Places

Union Community Hospital

Union, Union County, South Carolina
Listed
July 31, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
96000835

About this property

Union Community Hospital is a historic hospital building for African-American patients during segregation located at Union, Union County, South Carolina. The front section was built about 1915 as a frame residence, and is a two-story building on which a brick veneer was placed in the 1930s, with Neo-Classical style design elements. The brick rear section was added in 1949. The Union Community Hospital was founded in December 1932, and provided services to the African-American community of Union County for 43 years. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Location

213 W. Main St.
Union, Union County, South Carolina
34.71451, -81.62535

Categories

BLACKHEALTH/MEDICINE
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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

Union Downtown Historic District (Boundary Increase)
Civil War
0.1 mi
Clinton Chapel AME Zion Church
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0.1 mi
Union County Jail
Civil War
0.1 mi
Corinth Baptist Church
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0.1 mi
South Street-South Church Street Historic District
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0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Stoneman's Raid — Union SC
1865Civil War
0.1 mi
Battle of Blackstock's Farm
1780Revolutionary War
3.7 mi
Battle of Blackstocks Plantation
1780Revolutionary War
4.9 mi
Battle of Blackstock's Plantation
1780Revolutionary War
5.4 mi

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When was Union Community Hospital listed on the National Register?

Union Community Hospital was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 31, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Union Community Hospital?

Union Community Hospital is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Union Community Hospital?

The period of significance for Union Community Hospital is recorded as the civil_war era.

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