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| ID Number |
SG100005082 |
| Historic Name |
CAPITOL HILL GENERAL HOSPITAL |
| Description of Significance |
CAPITOL HILL GENERAL HOSPITAL IS ELIGIBLE FOR LISTING IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES UNDER CRITERION A AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR HEALTH/MEDICINE AND UNDER CRITERION C AT THE LOCAL LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE FOR ARCHITECTURE. BUILT BY DR. WILLIAM H. WILLIAMSON IN 1930, THE HOSPITAL IS A SIGNIFICANT LOCAL EXAMPLE OF A MEDICAL BUILDING DESIGNED IN THE ART DECO ARCHITECTURAL STYLE. FROM 1930 TO 1966, CAPITOL HILL GENERAL HOSPITAL PROVIDED MEDICAL SERVICES TO RESIDENTS IN SOUTH OKLAHOMA CITY. IN ALL, THE HOSPITAL OPERATED DURING A KEY PERIOD IN THE HISTORY OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN OKLAHOMA CITY. IN THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY, MANY OKLAHOMANS RELIED ON PRIVATE PHYSICIANS AND RARELY VISITED HOSPITALS. TODAY, MOST OKLAHOMANS SEEK TREATMENT AT LARGE MEDICAL CAMPUSES CAPABLE OF PROVIDING A VARIETY OF SERVICES. IN CONTRAST, CAPITOL HILL GENERAL HOSPITAL OPERATED DURING AN ERA WHEN SMALL GENERAL HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE STATE BECAME “INSTITUTIONS OF FIRST RESORT” TO THOSE SEEKING MEDICAL CARE FOR ALL SORTS OF INJURIES AND AILMENTS. IN OTHER WORDS, CAPITOL HILL GENERAL HOSPITAL OCCUPIES A KEY HISTORICAL PERIOD SITUATED BETWEEN THE ERAS OF PRIVATE HOUSE CALLS AND CONTEMPORARY MEDICAL COMPLEXES. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER ON 13 MARCH 2020. |
| Current Name |
SAME |
| Address |
2400 SOUTH HARVEY AVENUE |
| City |
OKLAHOMA CITY |
| County |
OKLAHOMA |
| Lot |
15-16 |
| Block |
8 |
| Current Section |
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| Township |
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| Range |
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| Type |
BUILDING |
| Historic Function |
HEALTH CARE: HOSPITAL |
| Current Function |
VACANT/NOT IN USE |
| Area Significance 1 |
HEALTH/MEDICINE |
| Area Significance 2 |
ARCHITECTURE |
| Date Prepared |
AUGUST 2019 |
| Year Built |
1930 |
| Original Site |
YES |
| Architect/Builder |
BUILDER: DR. WILLIAM H. WILLIAMSON |
| Architectural Style |
MODERN MOVEMENT: ART DECO |
| Roof Material |
MEMBRANE |
| Wall Material |
BRICK |
| Window Material |
ALUMINUM |
| Door Material |
WOOD |
| Decorative Details |
ART DECO CAST STONE ELEMENTS, HERRINGBONE BRICK PATTERN |
| Condition |
GOOD |
| Comments |
LISTED 03/13/2020 |
| Restricted |
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