Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital
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| Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital | |
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 Dilapidated condition of Good Samaritan Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | South Carolina, United States |
| Organization | |
| Type | General (African Americans) |
| Services | |
| Beds | 50 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1952 |
| Closed | August 1973 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in South Carolina |
Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital | |
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| Location | 2204 Hampton St. Columbia, South Carolina |
| Coordinates | 34°0′37″N 81°1′08″W / 34.01028°N 81.01889°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1952 |
| Built by | G.C. Shockley Construction Company |
| Architectural style | Moderne |
| MPS | Segregation in Columbia, South Carolina MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000738[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 28, 2008 |
Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital, also known as “Good Sam” Hospital and Waverly Hospital, is a historic hospital for African-American patients located in Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1952, and is a two-story, brick building in the Moderne style. The hospital housed a pharmacy, laboratory, X-ray room, staff dining room, two operating rooms, and 50 beds to service the local community. The hospital closed in August 1973.[2][3]
The hospital building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1] In addition to its National Register of Historic Places status, it falls within the boundaries of Waverly Protection Area, a Preservation District within the City of Columbia Urban Design and Historic Preservation District system,[4] as well as Waverly Historic District.
In 2020, Allen University announced that their renovation of the Hospital would include a memorial that will prominently feature the names of Clementa C. Pinckney and the other eight individuals slain at Emanual African Methodist Episcopal Church in 2015.[5] Pinckney was a graduate of Allen University and Pastor at Emanual AME Church.[6] Two other Charleston Church Shooting victims, Tywanza Sanders and Rev. Daniel L. Simmons Sr., were also Allen University graduates.[7][8]
