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
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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