Smyth County Community Hospital

The Smyth County Community Hospital is a historic hospital building at 565 Radio Hill Road in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. It is a four-story steel-framed structure, finished in brick veneer, with a prominent five-story brick tower projecting at its center. One and two-story additions have been added to various parts of the building. Its built in 1965–67 to a design by Echols-Sparger & Associates, a local architectural firm, and was the first fully racially integrated hospital in southwestern Virginia.[3]

Smyth County Community Hospital
Geography
LocationSmyth County, Virginia, United States
Links
ListsHospitals in Virginia
Smyth County Community Hospital
Smyth County Community Hospital is located in Virginia
Smyth County Community Hospital
Smyth County Community Hospital is located in the United States
Smyth County Community Hospital
Location565 Radio Hill Rd., Marion, Virginia
Coordinates36°51′14″N 81°30′28″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1965 (1965)
ArchitectEchols-Sparger & Associates
Architectural styleInternational
NRHP reference No.15000908[1]
VLR No.119-5017
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 2015
Designated VLRSeptember 17, 2015[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  3. "NRHP nomnination for Smyth County Community Hospital" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2016-04-23.


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