| Smuckola/Wheatley-Provident Hospital | |
|---|---|
 Southeast side and front door | |
| Location | Kansas City, Missouri |
| Coordinates | 39°05′26″N 94°34′10″W / 39.090596°N 94.569492°W |
| Elevation | 817 ft[1] |
| Built | 1903 |
| Original use | St. Joseph's Parochial School |
| Rebuilt | June 1, 1918 |
| Restored by | 1826 Forest Re Holdings LLC |
| Current use | Historical restoration |
| Owner | 1826 Forest Re Holdings LLC |
| Website | wheatleyprovident |
Wheatley-Provident Hospital is a historic site at 1826 Forest Avenue in the 18th and Vine District of Kansas City, Missouri. It was built in 1903 as St. Joseph's Parochial School. On June 1, 1918 after an extensive fundraiser of US$25,000 (equivalent to $506,416 in 2023) it was repurposed as Kansas City's first hospital for Black people by Dr. John Edward Perry and his wife Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry, who was the daughter of Rosetta Douglass and granddaughter of Frederick Douglass. It entered the Kansas City Register of Historic Places in 2007[3] and was nominated for the National Register of Historic Places on July 17, 2020.[4] The owner is 1826 Forest Re Holdings LLC, which is rehabilitating the property into office space, preferably for tenants in the medical field for consistency with its heritage.
History
editSee also
edit- City workhouse castle, fellow historic limestone building in the 18th and Vine District
- History of the Kansas City metropolitan area
- List of points of interest in Kansas City, Missouri
References
edit- ^ "Kansas City topographic map, elevation, relief". topographic-map.com.
- ^ "The New Wheatley Provident Hospital". Kansas City Sun. Kansas City, Missouri. December 15, 1917. p. 6. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
- ^ "KCMO Historic Register". City of Kansas City, MO. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- ^ Gerber, Cameron (July 17, 2020). "First Black-owned hospital in Kansas City nominated for National Register of Historic Places". The Missouri Times. Retrieved August 23, 2020.