National Register Record for OKMULGEE COLORED HOSPITAL

Historic Name: OKMULGEE COLORED HOSPITAL
Current Name: OKMULGEE BLACK HOSPITAL
Address: 320 N WOOD DRIVE
City: OKMULGEE            County: OKMULGEE
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE OKMULGEE BLACK HOSPITAL, CONSTRUCTED IN 1922-1923, OPERATED AS A SEGREGATED HOSPITAL FOR OKMULGEES AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY FROM 1924 TO 1956. THIS SMALL HOSPITAL COULD HOUSE UP TO TWENTY-FIVE PATIENTS. UNIQUELY, THE STAFF OF THE HOSPITAL WAS ALSO AFRICAN AMERICAN. TODAY, IT IS THE OLDEST BLACK HOSPITAL BUILDING REMAINING IN OKLAHOMA. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER 6/22/1984; ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION ACCEPTED 12/2007.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: HEALTH CARE: HOSPITAL
Current Function: VACANT/NOT IN USE
Area of Significance 1: ETHNIC HERITAGE: BLACK
Area of Significance 2: SOCIAL HISTORY; ARCHITECTURE
Architectural Style: COMMERCIAL
Architect: J M WHITEHEAD(ARCHITECT) AND DAUGHERTY AND GIBSON (BUILDERS)
Year Built: 1922            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: PERSONAL INTERVIEW: CASANDRA HAYGOOD, JULY 1983; MORRIS, JOHN W "CITIES OF OKLAHOMA", NORMAN, UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS. 1979
Date Prepared: FEB 1984; 2007