Charter of Incorporation for Houston Negro Hospital (University of Houston Special Collections Library)
Houston Negro Hospital under construction (University of Houston Special Collections Library)
Opening ceremonies at the Houston Negro Hospital (University of Houston Special Collections Library)
J.S. Botley, the first baby born at the Houston Negro Hospital (University of Houston Special Collections Library)
Celebration at Emancipation Park (Houston Public Library)
The Houston Negro Hospital (now Riverside General Hospital) was built in 1926 in Houston’s Third Ward. The three –story, Spanish Colonial Revival-style building was Houston’s first nonprofit hospital for African American patients, and it provided a place of work for black physicians who were largely excluded during segregation from the city’s Anglo hospitals.
Today, the hospital continues to serve the community as an active medical facility. Be sure to visit nearby Emancipation Park, established in the 1870s by the efforts of Jack Yates and other African Americans. Named in commemoration of freedom from slavery, Emancipation Park also hosts annual Juneteenth events.
Houston Negro Hospital
- 3204 Ennis Street, Houston, TX
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- National Register of Historic Places
