National Register Record for PATTERSON HOSPITAL

Historic Name: PATTERSON HOSPITAL
Current Name: SAME
Address: 929 WEST WILLOW AVENUE
City: DUNCAN            County: STEPHENS
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE PATTERSON HOSPITAL IN DUNCAN, OKLAHOMA IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A FOR ITS ASSOCIATION WITH THE EARLY HEALTH CARE HISTORY OF THE COMMUNITY. CONSTRUCTED IN 1928 BY DR. JAMES PATTERSON, THE FACILITY WAS THE FIRST "MODERN" HOSPITAL IN THIS SOUTH CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CITY. BUILT WITH MORE THAN SIXTY ROOMS, FIFTY OF WHICH WERE FOR PATIENTS, THE BUILDING INCLUDED TWO OPERATING ROOMS, AND X-RAY LABORATORY, AND A KITCHEN. THE LOWER FLOOR (BASEMENT) PROVIDED A HOME FOR NURSES AND SERVED AS A TRAINING SCHOOL. THE HOSPITAL CONTINUED IN OPERATION UNTIL 1959. LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER 12/07/1995.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: HEATH CARE: HOSPITAL
Current Function: COMMERCE/TRADE: PROFESSIONAL STORAGE
Area of Significance 1: HEALTH/MEDICINE
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: EARLY 20TH CENTURY COMMERCIAL STYLE
Architect: LOBERT & KLINE (BUILDERS)
Year Built: 1928            Original Site: YES
Condition: EXCELLENT
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: MARCH 1995