Mars Hill in Madison County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Wellness Center

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2023

1. Wellness Center Marker

Inscription.
Dr. W. F. Robinson Memorial Infirmary
Henry Irven Gaines, Architect
1935

Erected as a memorial to:
Dr. Willard Filmore Robinson (1868-1933)
MHC Physician, 1929-1933
MHC Trustee, 1898-1933

Gift by widow, Flora Harding (Eaton) Robinson
Chair, MHC Mathematics Department
with matching gifts by Faculty and Friends
Dr. Robert Lee Moore, President

Building Usage:
Infirmary/Wellness Center, 1935-Present

National Register of Historic Places
September 12, 2006

Erected by Mars Hill University.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1935.

Location. 35° 49.601′ N, 82° 33.068′ W. Marker is in Mars Hill, North Carolina, in Madison County. Marker can be reached from Cascade Street (State Road 213) west of College Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker faces the Mars Hill University quad. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 144 Cascade St, Mars Hill NC 28754, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. McConnell Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Mars Hill College

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Founders Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Marshbanks Hall (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rural Heritage Museum (about 500 feet away); Spilman Hall (about 500 feet away); Mars Hill University (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Mars Hill College (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mars Hill.

Regarding Wellness Center. Excerpt from the National Register nomination for the Mars Hill College Historic District, of which Robinson Infirmary is a contributing building:

Located just off the southwest comer of the quadrangle, this rustic stone building was also erected as a memorial. Following the death of her husband, Dr. Willard Filmore Robinson (1868-1933), Flora Harding (Eaton) Robinson (1881-1944) donated S2,500 to the college for the erection of an infirmary to bear his name. Dr. Robinson had been the college physician (1929-1933) and a long-time trustee (1898-1933) of Mars Hill; at the time of the gift Mrs. Robinson was chairman of the school's
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 25, 2023

2. Wellness Center Marker
mathematics department. The faculty is said to have subscribed an equal sum and the necessary additional funds were raised. The building was completed in 1935 at a cost of $11,429 …

Also see . . . Mars Hill College Historic District (PDF). National Register nomination for the district, which was listed in 2006. (National Archives) (Submitted on July 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.