Clarksville in Montgomery County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Burt Home Infirmary

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 26, 2022

1. Burt Home Infirmary Marker

Inscription. Established in 1906 by Dr. Robert T. Burt for African-Americans but open to all races, it was Clarksville's first and only hospital until 1916. Burt, born of ex-slave parents in 1873, died in 1955. He was a graduate of Meharry Medical College, Nashville. The infirmary wa a Gothic Revival cottage that had been enlarged with operating facilities and 33 patient rooms. It existed for 48 years, until Clarksville Memorial Hospital opened in 1954. The infirmary burned in 1992.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3C 57.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Tennessee Historical Commission series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1906.

Location. 36° 31.001′ N, 87° 21.852′ W. Marker is in Clarksville, Tennessee, in Montgomery County. It is on Cumberland Drive (Tennessee Route 13), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Clarksville TN 37040, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee

and in the Highland Rim.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Forged in Fire (approx. half a mile away); Dog Hill (approx. 0.7 miles away); Town Spring

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Whitfield, Bradley & Co. (approx. 0.7 miles away); Horace H. Lurton (approx. 0.7 miles away); In Memory of Colonel Valentine Sevier (approx. 0.7 miles away); Clarksville's Most Iconic Structure (approx. ¾ mile away); Clarksville Federal Building (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Clarksville.

Also see . . . Dr. Robert Burt. (Submitted on July 16, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 4, 2019

2. Burt Home Infirmary Marker

Burt Home Infirmary Marker on the site where the cottage stood image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, February 26, 2022

3. Burt Home Infirmary Marker on the site where the cottage stood

Dr. Robert T. Burt image. Click for full size.

4. Dr. Robert T. Burt

Credits. This page was last revised on February 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 810 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on February 26, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on July 16, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. 3. submitted on February 26, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 4. submitted on July 16, 2019, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.