Good Samaritan-Waverly 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 | |
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]