Jefferson Davis Hospital
National Register of Historic Places

Jefferson Davis Hospital

Houston, Harris County, Texas
Listed
August 9, 2005
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
05000859

About this property

Jefferson Davis Hospital operated from 1924 to 1989 and was the first centralized municipal hospital to treat indigent patients in Houston, Texas. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The building, located in Houston's Historic First Ward, was designated as a protected historic landmark on November 13, 2013, by the Houston City Council and is monitored by the Historic Preservation Office of the City of Houston Department of Planning and Development. The property has been reoccupied by ArtSpace as the Elder Street Artists Lofts since 2005, which provides 24 live/work units for local artists to rent. The location of the former hospital has gained notoriety as a stigmatized property due to public perception of its haunted origins. Prior to the construction of the hospital building, the lot was used as the former municipal cemetery and burial grounds for the City of Houston where thousands of Confederate States Army soldiers, former slaves, and city officials were laid to rest. The municipal cemetery operated on the lot from 1840 until the mid-1890s when it fell into decay, resulting in the reclassification of the lot for use as a municipal hospital by the Houston City Council in the 1920s.

Location

1101 Elder
Houston, Harris County, Texas
29.76958, -95.36871

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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When was Jefferson Davis Hospital listed on the National Register?

Jefferson Davis Hospital was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 9, 2005.

What type of historic resource is Jefferson Davis Hospital?

Jefferson Davis Hospital is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Jefferson Davis Hospital?

The period of significance for Jefferson Davis Hospital is recorded as the civil_war era.

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