Barnett Hospital and Nursing School
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| Barnett Hospital and Nursing School | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | West Virginia, United States |
| History | |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Closed | 1939 |
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| Lists | Hospitals in West Virginia |
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| Location | 1201 7th Ave., Huntington, West Virginia |
| Coordinates | 38°25′3″N 82°26′15″W / 38.41750°N 82.43750°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architectural style | Mission/spanish Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 09001190 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 30, 2009 |
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[2] 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.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
