Morris Memorial Hospital for Crippled Children, also known as Morris Memorial Nursing Home, is a historic

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building located at

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Cabell County, West Virginia Cabell County is located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 94,350, making it West Virginia's fourth most-populous county. Its county seat is Huntington. The county was organized in 1809 and named for ...

. It was built in 1936 by the

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as a hospital for children with

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. The modified "U"-shaped

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building consists of a two-story central section, flanked by -story, "Y" shaped wings. The central section features a domed and louvered cupola and a two-story

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. It has a "T"-shaped wing used as a

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and a boiler house attached to the school wing by a

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. The hospital closed in 1960. It was subsequently used as a

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until 2009. It was listed on the

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in 2013.

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Works Progress Administration in West Virginia Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Colonial Revival architecture in West Virginia Hospital buildings completed in 1936 Buildings and structures in Cabell County, West Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Cabell County, West Virginia {{WestVirginia-hospital-stub

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