Rollins Hospital

The Rollins Hospital is a historic former hospital building at 107 East Main Street in Gassville, Arkansas.

Rollins Hospital
Rollins Hospital is located in Arkansas
Rollins Hospital
Location in Arkansas
Rollins Hospital is located in the United States
Rollins Hospital
Location in United States
Location107 E. Main St., Gassville, Arkansas
Coordinates36°16′58″N 92°29′40″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1923 (1923)
Built byBen Lamb
Architectural styleEarly Commercial
NRHP reference No.07000970[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 2007

History

It is a single-story building, built in 1923 out of concrete blocks fashioned locally to resemble native stone. The hospital was established by Dr. William James Rollins, and was the first in Baxter County. It originally occupied only about a third of the building's space, but gradually expanded to occupy all of it. It functioned until 1954, when its last doctor died. It was owned by the Baxter County Historical Society and was used as a museum devoted to Dr. Rollins and county history. The Baxter County Heritage Museum closed in 2008 due to damage from a tornado and the building has since been sold to a private individual.[2][3][4]

The Society operates a new museum, the Baxter County Heritage Center, at 808 South Baker Street in Mountain Home, Arkansas.[5]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Rollins Hospital". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-01-18.
  3. "Rollins Hospital". Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2015. The building was later turned over to the Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society who operated it as a museum celebrating both Dr. Rollins and Baxter County History. The building has since been sold to a private individual.
  4. "Old hospital answering a new calling". Baxter Bulletin. March 23, 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  5. "Heritage Center". Baxter County Historical & Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.


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