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Historic Hospital Buildings in Shreveport, LA
Old hospitals, sanitariums and infirmaries on the register near you, some converted, a few still treating patients.
The Shreveport–Bossier City, LA metro area has about 383,474 residents, ranking 146th in the country. Some of these sites are open to visitors, some are private, and some are ruins. All of them are on the record, and all of them can be seen from the public way.
On the record near Shreveport, LA
The 12 nearest
18 listed sites on the record match historic hospital buildings within 200 miles of Shreveport, LA, out of 75 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.
- Harmon General Hospital Chapel57 miles from the center of Shreveport · Gregg CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Rushton Clinic, The59 miles from the center of Shreveport · Building · Magnolia · listed 2013National Register of Historic Places
- Terral, Dr.,Clinic80 miles from the center of Shreveport · Building · Farmerville · listed 1999National Register of Historic Places
- Williams Medical Clinic Building102 miles from the center of Shreveport · Wood CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Central Louisiana State Hospital Dairy Barn113 miles from the center of Shreveport · Building · Pineville · listed 1986National Register of Historic Places
- I & GN Hospital and Nurses' Quarters122 miles from the center of Shreveport · Anderson CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Elizabeth Hospital Building128 miles from the center of Shreveport · Building · Elizabeth · listed 1985National Register of Historic Places
- McGehee, Dr. E.P., Infirmary153 miles from the center of Shreveport · Building · Lake Village · listed 2005National Register of Historic Places
- Veterans Administration Hospital174 miles from the center of Shreveport · Building · Little Rock · listed 2021National Register of Historic Places
- Trinity Hospital174 miles from the center of Shreveport · Building · Little Rock · listed 1998National Register of Historic Places
- Dr. Frank E. Rutherford Veterinary Hospital176 miles from the center of Shreveport · Dallas CountyRecorded Texas Historic Landmark
- Grace, Dr. John, House and Hospital179 miles from the center of Shreveport · Building · Belleville · listed 2015National Register of Historic Places
Distances are straight-line from the center of Shreveport, LA. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.
Hospital Buildings in Shreveport, step by step
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See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county
What people in Shreveport, LA ask first
How much does it cost to visit these sites in Shreveport, LA?
Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.
Where does the information on these sites come from?
From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.
Are these buildings open to the public?
Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.
What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?
It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.
How a visit works in Shreveport
- Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Shreveport, LA the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
- Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
- Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Shreveport, LA are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
- Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.
The rules that make it work
The record comes first
Every site on these pages comes from a published register or marker program, with its source named. Nothing is listed that is not on the record.
Read the whole story
A marker is a few lines on a post. The story behind it is longer, and it includes the hard parts. Both are worth the stop.
Movement makes it stick
People remember the places they walked to. A route through five markers teaches more than fifty marker pages read on a couch.
Local beats famous
The marker two streets over usually has a better story than the one in the guidebook, and nobody else is standing in front of it.
Respect the ground
Many sites are private homes, working churches or cemeteries. View from the public way, follow posted hours, and leave it as you found it.
Every visitor can improve it
Markers go missing, get moved, or carry mistakes. A photo or a location fix from the person standing there is how the record stays right.
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