- Brewster Hospital
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location=Jacksonville, FL
lat_degrees = 30 | lat_minutes = 19 | lat_seconds = 51.86 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 81 | long_minutes = 40 | long_seconds = 8.01 | long_direction = W
locmapin = Florida
area =
built =1901
added =May 13 ,1976
governing_body = Private
refnum=76000588 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]The Brewster Hospital is a historic U.S.
hospital in Jacksonville,Florida . It is located at 915 West Monroe Street. OnMay 13 ,1976 , it was added to the U.S.National Register of Historic Places .History
Brewster Hospital served
African American s in Jacksonville from 1901 to 1966. Thehospital was founded because the healthcare facilities in Jacksonville and surrounding areas denied treatment to African-Americans until the passage of theCivil Rights Act of 1964 . Faced with competition from previously segregated facilities, Brewster Hospital was closed in 1966. The original Brewster Hospital building was recently moved and is being preserved.References
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Duval/state.html Duval County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=duval Duval County listings] at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]
* [http://www.educationcentral.org/lavilla/Students/LegacyWeb/brewster_webpage.htm The Brewster hospital] at [http://www.educationcentral.org Duval County Public Schools]
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