Barnett Hospital and Nursing School explained

Barnett Hospital and Nursing School
State:	West Virginia
Country:	US
Opened:	1912
Closed:	1939
Module:	Embed: yes Barnett Hospital and Nursing School Coordinates: 38.4175°N -82.4375°W Architecture: Mission/spanish Revival Added: December 30, 2009 Area: less than one acre Refnum: 09001190

Barnett Hospital and Nursing School is a historic hospital and school building located at Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia. It is a three-story, rectangular building measuring 29 feet wide and 100 feet deep. It features a low-pitched, Mediterranean-style, hipped roof with clay Spanish tile. The original building was built as a frame dwelling, with subsequent additions in 1912, 1918, and 1925. The hospital was opened in 1912 by Dr. Clinton Constantine “C.C.” Barnett^[1] and served the African American population of Huntington. The Barnett Nursing School opened in 1918. The hospital closed in 1939. The Trustees of International Hod Carriers’, Building and Common Laborers’ Union owned the building from 1947 until 2007.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Cabell County, West Virginia

Notes and References

1. Book: Who's who in colored America. 1927. Who's Who in Colored America Corp. New York. 644049795.
2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Barnett Hospital and Nursing School. July 2009. 2011-07-23 . Karen N. Nance and Erin Riebe. State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation. https://web.archive.org/web/20110629194014/http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/cabell/09001190.pdf. 29 June 2011 . live.