Former L. Richardson Memorial Hospital

Former L. Richardson Memorial Hospital
Geography
Location	Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
Organization
Type	Hospital
History
Former name	Americas Health Care of Greensboro Nursing Facility
Opened	1927
Closed	1966
Links
Lists	Hospitals in North Carolina
Former L. Richardson Memorial Hospital
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front of the hospital, September 2012
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Location	603 S. Benbow Rd., Greensboro, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°4′4″N79°46′14″W / 36.06778°N 79.77056°W / 36.06778; -79.77056
Area	1.4 acres (0.57 ha)
Built	1927 (1927), 1930, 1945-1946
Architect	J. Burton Wilder
Architectural style	Mission/Spanish Revival
MPS	Greensboro MPS
NRHP reference No.	92000180 [1]
Added to NRHP	April 3, 1992

The former L. Richardson Memorial Hospital, also known as Americas Health Care of Greensboro Nursing Facility, is a historic hospital located at Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina.

The building was designed by Charles Hartmann, also known for the Jefferson Standard Building, Grimsley High School, Dudley High School and the Country Club Apartments. ^[2] The original section was built in 1927, and is a three-story, seven-bay, Mission Revival-style stuccoed brick building with a two-bay-wide, three-story, brick wing constructed in 1930. A long two- and three-story addition was added in 1945–1946. It was Greensboro's first modern hospital for African-Americans. ^[3]

The hospital moved to a new facility in 1966, and the old building sold for use as a nursing home. ^[3] The hospital closed in 1990 and the 1966 building became a specialty hospital and then a long-term rehabilitation center. ^{[2] [4]}

The 1927 building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. ^[1] The nursing home, Elder Lodge of Greensboro, had many problems and closed in 1996. ^[2] It was renovated at a cost of $3.5 million and dedicated in 2002 for apartments for senior citizens. ^[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Barkley, Meredith (July 22, 1999). "Old Hospital May Be Bought: Project Homestead Would Renovate the Vacant Building for a Low-Income - Retirement Community". Greensboro News and Record. p. B10 – via newspapers.com.
3. Marvin A. Brown (September 1991). "L. Richardson Memorial Hospital, Former" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
4. Schlosser, Jim (June 7, 2002). "Building Takes On New Use: Hospital Converted to Apartments for Elderly". Greensboro News and Record . p. B1 – via newspapers.com.