Georgia Williams Nursing Home
Historic nursing home in Georgia, United States
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The Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home in Camilla, Georgia was the only facility where African-American women could deliver babies in Mitchell County, for many years prior to the Civil Rights Movement. It was owned by Beatrice ("Miss Bea") Borders (1892–1971), a midwife who delivered over 6,000 babies at the home between 1941 and 1971.[2][3]
Georgia Williams Nursing Home | |
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| Location | 176 Dyer St., Camilla, Georgia[1] |
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| Coordinates | 31.23663°N 84.20784°W |
| Architectural style | Bungalow |
| NRHP reference No. | 11000180[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 8, 2011[1] |
The building is a bungalow residence at 176 Dyer St.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]
The Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home operated until Borders' death in 1971.[2]
In 2021, the National Trust for Historic Preservation's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund issued a grant for the purpose of rehabilitating the home and creating a Southern African-American Midwife Museum and center.[4]