- Old DeLand Memorial Hospital
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Old DeLand Memorial Hospital
Location: DeLand, Florida United States
Coordinates: 29°2′37″N 81°19′3″W / 29.04361°N 81.3175°WCoordinates: 29°2′37″N 81°19′3″W / 29.04361°N 81.3175°W Built: 1920, 1926 Architect: J.T. Cairns, F.M. Miller (1920)
Gouveneur M. Peek (1926 addition)Architectural style: Italian Renaissance and Masonry Vernacular Governing body: Local government NRHP Reference#: 89002030 Added to NRHP: November 27, 1989 The Old DeLand Memorial Hospital is a historic hospital in DeLand, Florida, United States. It is located at 240 North Stone Street. On November 27, 1989; it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Currently, the building contains a local history museum known as the DeLand Memorial Hospital Museum, with exhibits including a 1920s operating room & apothecary exhibit, a gallery of military memorabilia, and tools, equipment and appliances from the early days of the area's ice and electric business. An adjacent building features the Elephant Fantasyland, which is a personal collection of elephant-themed collectibles, a toy collection, and the West Volusia Black Heritage Gallery.[1]
References
- Volusia County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
External links
- DeLand Memorial Hospital Museum - official site at West Volusia Historical Society
Categories:- Hospitals in Florida
- National Register of Historic Places in Volusia County, Florida
- Museums in DeLand, Florida
- Medical museums in Florida
- History museums in Florida
- Hospital museums
- Florida Registered Historic Places building and structure stubs
- United States hospital stubs
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