Mary Elizabeth Hospital
Why it's listed
Built in 1920 on Wake Forest Road in Raleigh, this two-story brick hospital follows a modified H-type plan, a layout widely used in early twentieth-century hospitals. Dr. Harold Glascock designed it, and Colonial Revival detailing is combined with Craftsman touches such as exposed rafter tails, wide eaves and a hipped roof. The building was founded by Glascock and fellow physicians, who operated it privately to provide general medical care, including gynecology and obstetrics, to white patients in Raleigh. Its design reflected the era's push for modern equipment, laboratories and operating rooms. The hospital is regarded as an important local example of privately owned hospitals that filled a gap in North Carolina's medical care before and during the 1920s. Its main block remains largely unaltered despite additions made in 1960 and 1985-86.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues the hospital is significant at the local level for health and medicine as a privately owned early twentieth-century hospital offering modern equipment, techniques and facilities for general medical care, including gynecology and obstetrics, for white Raleigh residents. It is presented as an example of privately built hospitals founded by local physicians in North Carolina during the 1920s.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 08001415, listed February 5, 2009. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 1100 Wake Forest Rd., Raleigh |
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| County | Wake County |
| Listed | February 5, 2009 |
| Reference number | 08001415 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1920-1958 |
| Architect / builder | Glascock, Dr. Harold (designer); Eldrige, Charley and Kennison, Dick (builders) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Health/Medicine |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Converted from a hospital to an office complex; the original hospital building remains intact and recognizable, with additions from 1960 and 1985-86. |
| Acreage | 2 |
| Within district | Mordecai Place Historic District |
| Coordinates | 35.79567, -78.62991 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 08001415.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q18706232
- This listing as JSON
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