Newberry County Memorial Hospital is a historic

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building located at

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Newberry County, South Carolina Newberry County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Carolina. As of the 2020 census, its population was 37,719. Its county seat is Newberry. The name is of unknown origin. Newberry County comprises the Newberry, SC Micropolitan Sta ...

. Newberry County Hospital was built in 1924–1925, and is a two-story,

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style brick building. Upon opening, the hospital's capacity was 25 beds. It was dedicated on December 22, 1925. Additions were made to the original building about 1949. Also on there are the former Nurse's Home (c. 1937, c. 1949), the Laundry/Boiler Plant (c. 1925, c. 1949) and storage buildings dating to the 1950s. On May 30, 1950, the hospital's name was changed to Newberry County Memorial Hospital to honor the men and women who served in World War II. In January 1952, the People's Hospital merged with NCMH. In 1963, the north wing was added, increasing the capacity to 72 beds. The hospital moved to a new facility at 2669 Kinard Street in May 1976 with a capacity of 102 beds. It was listed on the

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in 2004.

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Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina Infrastructure completed in 1925 Buildings and structures in Newberry County, South Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Newberry County, South Carolina {{NewberryCountySC-NRHP-stub