NPS Fom, 10-900-. OMB NO. ^0^4-O016 f^g2\ Expires 10-31-87 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form ••••• Continuation sheet Item numtaer all Page 10 Site No. 10 NAME Lamar County Hospital COUNTY Lamar BLOCK 154 ADDRESS 625 W. Washington CITY Paris LOT 1 UTM 262380/3726540 ARCHITECT/BUILDER Unknown DATE 1926 PERIOD OWNER Lamar County Hospital STYLE Classical Revival influence (same address) 75460 THEME_ 1900- DESCRIPTION Raised two-story masonry structure essentially rectangular in shape; central porch supported by Doric columns and square piers; swags ornament entablature; 13-bay facade with 1/1 windows; brickwork generally common bond; ornamental diapering atop main block; brick quioning at corners and lintels. Building material: wall brick roof flat (unknown) Physical condition fair site: original X or moved date Alterations Some changes to windows, upper central block SIGNIFICANCE Architecture. District hospital for Lamar County from 1926 to 1972; provided quality medical care to Paris and beyond, leading to Paris' present role as regional medical center; Lamar County Hospital is one of the most significant surviving buildings locally, demonstrating Classical Revival/Beaux Arts influence; virtually all public buildings in decade following Paris fire of 1916 were built in that style; colored ward and nurses quarters to the south have since been demolished. Area of significance architecture Level of significance local DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER ORIGINAL USE hospital PRESENT USE county offices RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS occupies five acre tract in park-like setting ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION five acres BIBLIOGRAPHY RECORDED BY Peter Flagg Maxson INFORMANT DATE June 1986 PHOTO DATA lO CONTINUATIONS:
United States Department of the Interior National Park Service
National Register of Historic P laces Inventory—Nomination Form
••••• Continuation sheet Item numtaer a l l Page 10 S i t e No. 10 NAME Lamar County Hospital COUNTY Lamar BLOCK 154
ADDRESS 625 W. Washington CITY Paris LOT 1 UTM 262380/3726540
ARCHITECT/BUILDER Unknown DATE 1926 PERIOD OWNER Lamar County Hospital STYLE Classical Revival influence
(same address) 75460 THEME_
1900-
DESCRIPTION Raised two-story masonry structure essentially rectangular i n shape; central porch supported by Doric columns and square piers; swags ornament entablature; 13-bay facade with 1/1 windows; brickwork generally common bond; ornamental diapering atop main block; brick quioning at corners and l i n t e l s .
Building material: wall brick roof f l a t (unknown) Physical condition fair s i t e : original X or moved date Alterations Some changes to windows, upper central block
SIGNIFICANCE Architecture. D i s t r i c t hospital for Lamar County from 1926 to 1972; provided quality medical care to Paris and beyond, leading to Paris' present role as regional medical center; Lamar County Hospital i s one of the most s i g n i f i c a n t surviving buildings l o c a l l y , demonstrating Classical Revival/Beaux Arts influence; v i r t u a l l y a l l public buildings i n decade following Paris f i r e of 1916 were b u i l t i n that s t y l e ; colored ward and nurses quarters to the south have since been demolished.
Area of significance architecture Level of significance local DESIGNATION: NR NHL RTHL HABS HAER HESI HSI OTHER ORIGINAL USE hospital PRESENT USE county offi c e s RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDINGS occupies f i v e acre t r a c t i n park-like setting
ACREAGE/BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION f i v e acres
BIBLIOGRAPHY RECORDED BY Peter Flagg Maxson INFORMANT DATE June 1986 PHOTO DATA lO
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United States Department of tlie Interior National Park Service
National Register of IHistoric Places Continuation Sheet
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M u l t i p l e Resource Area Thematic Group
Par is MRA State T.amar County, TEXAS
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17. Johnson-McCuistion House
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION/RETURN SHEET
REQUESTED ACTION: NOMINATION
PROPERTY NAME:
MULTIPLE NAME:
Lamar County H o s p i t a l
Paris MRA
STATE & COUNTY: TEXAS, Lamar
DATE RECEIVED: 9/12/88 DATE OF 16TH DAY: 10/13/88 DATE OF WEEKLY LIST:
DATE OF PENDING LIST: 9/27/88 DATE OF 45TH DAY: 10/27/88
REFERENCE NUMBER: 88001918
NOMINATOR: STATE
REASONS FOR REVIEW:
APPEAL: N DATA PROBLEM: N LANDSCAPE OTHER: N PDIL: N PERIOD: REQUEST: N SAMPLE: Y
DOCUMENTATION see attached comments Y/Njsee attached SLR Y/
CLASSIFICATION
count resource type
STATE/FEDERAL AGENCY CERTIFICATION
FUNCTION
h i s t o r i c current
DESCRIPTION
arc h i t e c t u r a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n materials descriptive t e x t
SIGNIFICANCE
Period Areas of Significance—Check and j u s t i f y below
Specific dates Builder/Architect Statement of Significance ( i n one paragraph)
summary paragraph completeness c l a r i t y applicable c r i t e r i a j u s t i f i c a t i o n of areas checked r e l a t i n g significance t o the resource context r e l a t i o n s h i p of i n t e g r i t y t o significance j u s t i f i c a t i o n of exception other
BIBLIOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA
acreage verbal boundary desc r ip t ion UTMs boundary j u s t i f i c a t i o n
ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION/PRESENTATION
sketch maps USGS maps photographs presentation
OTHER COMMENTS
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