Jefferson Davis Hospital
Jefferson Davis Hospital operated from 1924 to 1989 and was the first centralized municipal hospital to treat indigent patients in Houston, Texas. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.- Type: Hospital
- Description: historic place in Houston, Harris County, Texas
- Also known as: “Old Jefferson Davis Hospital, City Council Hospital”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glenwood Cemetery and Eleanor Tinsley Park.
Glenwood Cemetery
Cemetery
Glenwood Cemetery is located in Houston, Texas, United States. Developed in 1871, the first professionally designed cemetery in the city accepted its first burial in 1872. Glenwood Cemetery is situated 1,800 feet north of Jefferson Davis Hospital.
Eleanor Tinsley Park
Park
Eleanor Tinsley Park is a section of Buffalo Bayou Park in Houston, Texas. It was designated on April 20, 1998 in honor of Eleanor Tinsley, who served as a member of the Houston City Council At-Large for 16 years. Eleanor Tinsley Park is situated 1,900 feet east of Jefferson Davis Hospital.
African American History Research Center
Library
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neartown and Fourth Ward.
Neartown
Neartown is a general name for the lively area that encompasses the neighborhoods just west of Downtown. It is bounded by I-69/US-59 to the south, I-45 to the east, and Allen Parkway to the north. The western boundary is approximately Shepherd Drive.Fourth Ward
Suburb
Houston
Houston is a sprawling port city in Southeastern Texas. An oil boom and continuing international immigration has brought explosive growth to the city, and it is now the fifth largest metropolitan area in the United States and the most diverse large city since 2021.Jefferson Davis Hospital
- Categories: former hospital and health care
- Location: Harris County, Texas, United States, North America
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Latitude
29.76051° or 29° 45′ 38″ north
Longitude
-95.38411° or 95° 23′ 3″ west
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
76X6QJ68+69
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Jefferson Davis Hospital” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Jefferson Davis Hospital”
- French: “Jefferson Davis Hospital”
- German: “Jefferson Davis Hospital”
- Italian: “Jefferson Davis Hospital”
- Spanish: “Jefferson Davis Hospital”
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