Barnett Hospital and Nursing School

Barnett Hospital and Nursing School
Barnett Hospital and Nursing School, October 2012
Location 1201 7th Ave., Huntington, West Virginia
Coordinates 38°25′3″N 82°26′15″W / 38.41750°N 82.43750°W / 38.41750; -82.43750Coordinates: 38°25′3″N 82°26′15″W / 38.41750°N 82.43750°W / 38.41750; -82.43750
Area less than one acre
Architectural style Mission/spanish Revival
NRHP Reference #

09001190

[1]
Added to NRHP December 30, 2009

Barnett Hospital and Nursing School is a historic hospital and school building located at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. It is a three story, rectangular building measuring 29 feet wide and 100 feet deep. It features a low-pitched, Mediterranean-style, hipped roof with clay Spanish tile. The original building was built as a frame dwelling, with subsequent additions in 1912, 1918, and 1925. The hospital was opened in 1912 by Dr. Clinton Constantine “C.C.” Barnett and served the African American population of Huntington. The Barnett Nursing School opened in 1918. The hospital closed in 1939. The Trustees of International Hod Carriers’, Building and Common Laborers’ Union owned the building from 1947 until 2007.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Karen N. Nance and Erin Riebe (July 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Barnett Hospital and Nursing School" (PDF). State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-07-23.


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