Burrell Memorial Hospital
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Burrell Memorial Hospital | |
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Burrell Memorial Hospital, February 2010 | |
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| Location | 611 McDowell St., Roanoke, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°16′57″N 79°57′39″W / 37.28250°N 79.96083°WCoordinates: 37°16′57″N 79°57′39″W / 37.28250°N 79.96083°W |
| Area | 3.8 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Built | 1953 |
| Architect | Hannaford, Harvey E.; Stone and Thompson |
| Architectural style | International Style |
| NRHP Reference # | 03000450[1] |
| VLR # | 128-5863 |
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| Added to NRHP | September 22, 2003 |
| Designated VLR | March 19, 2003[2] |
Burrell Memorial Hospital, also known as BRBH Burrell Center, is a historic African-American hospital located in the Gainsboro neighborhood of Roanoke, Virginia. It was built between 1953 and 1955, and is a four-story, 73,000 square foot, International Style building. It is "T"-shaped in footprint with three wings extending from a central elevator core. In the 1980s, the Burrell Memorial Hospital was renovated for use as an adult care facility. The building housed the only African-American medical facility in Roanoke from 1955 to 1965.[3]
"The hospital’s namesake, Dr. Isaac Burrell, had perished on account of having to travel to Washington, D.C. — by boxcar, no less — to receive routine gall bladder surgery denied to him at segregated Roanoke Hospital, the predecessor to Roanoke Memorial."[4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Alison Stone Blanton and Dinah Ferrance (January 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Burrell Memorial Hospital" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
- ↑ "WOYM: Phone call opens window on a century of medical service to Roanoke Valley". by Ray Cox. Roanoke Times. April 11, 2016.
