Amarillo in Potter County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 19, 2015

1. Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing Marker

Inscription. Prominent Amarillo architect Guy Carlander designed this structure in 1924 as part of a larger hospital complex. The Panhandle oil boom of the 1920s strained municipal and medical facilities and a public teaching hospital was built. The complex included a nurses' dormitory and a ward for tubercular patients. The nursing school closed in 1985. The building is an interpretation of the Prairie School style.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark – 1996

Erected 1996 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3612.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.

Location. 35° 12.653′ N, 101° 51.726′ W. Marker is in Amarillo, Texas, in Potter County. It is on SW 6th Avenue east of South Rusk Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2209 SW 6th Avenue, Amarillo TX 79106, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the Texas Panhandle.

It is also on the American Great Plains,

specifically on the Southern Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Comanchería,

the Dust Bowl,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Route 66 in Amarillo (approx. ¼ mile away); Amarillo Natatorium ("The Nat") (approx. ¼ mile away); Bussey Building (approx. 0.3 miles away); Dutch Mill Service Station & Café

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(approx. 0.7 miles away); Texas Ivy Antiques, Amarillo, Texas (approx. 0.8 miles away); Juan de Padilla (approx. 0.9 miles away); St. Mary's Academy (approx. 0.9 miles away); Wild Horse Lake (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Amarillo.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 19, 2015

2. Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing Marker

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Photographed by Bill Kirchner, November 19, 2015

3. Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,245 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 19, 2015, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.