Jefferson Davis Hospital operated from 1924 to 1989 and was the first centralized municipal hospital to treat indigent patients in Houston, Texas.[2] It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[1] The building, located in Houston's Historic First Ward, was designated as a protected historic landmark on November 13, 2013, by the Houston City Council and is monitored by the Historic Preservation Office of the City of Houston Department of Planning and Development.[3] The property has been reoccupied by ArtSpace as the Elder Street Artists Lofts since 2005, which provides 24 live/work units for local artists to rent.[4]
The location of the former hospital has gained notoriety as a stigmatized property due to public perception of its haunted origins.[5]
Prior to the construction of the hospital building, the lot was used as the former municipal cemetery and burial grounds for the City of Houston where thousands of Confederate States Army soldiers, former slaves, and city officials were laid to rest.[5] The municipal cemetery operated on the lot from 1840 until the mid-1890s when it fell into decay, resulting in the reclassification of the lot for use as a municipal hospital by the Houston City Council in the 1920s.[2]
^ ab"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ abFreemantle, Jeff (25 November 2013). "Old Jeff Davis Hospital gets Long-term Protection". houstonchronicle.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
^http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Jeff-Davis-Hospital-several-Houston-houses-4996185.php Jeff Davis Hospital, several Houston houses receive landmark designation Houston Chronicle Retrieved 12 July 2014
^"Elder Street Artist Lofts". Elder Street Artists. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ ab"Elder Street Artist Lofts". Houston Architecture. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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