Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing
Also known as: Northwest Texas Hospital Nurses' Home
Why it's listed
Built in 1924 on West Sixth Avenue in Amarillo, this brick residence housed student nurses training at the new Potter County public hospital. Architect Guy Anton Carlander designed it with Prairie School influences and Gothic cast stone details, and he oversaw additions in 1938-39 and 1951 that matched the original materials so closely the building reads as one unit. The hospital itself was later altered heavily and the tubercular cottage was demolished, leaving the nursing school as the only intact piece of the original complex. The school opened with four students, offered a three-year diploma program, and grew into the largest diploma nursing school in Texas. It also served as the students' required residence, with strict house rules. The building is significant for its role in public health care and nursing education in Amarillo and as a carefully detailed example of Carlander's institutional work. It is now vacant and boarded against intruders.
Significance in brief: The building is the only surviving part of the original public hospital complex to retain its historic integrity. It represents the growth of public health care and nursing education in Amarillo (Criterion A). It is also a well-crafted, little-altered institutional work by architect Guy Anton Carlander (Criterion C).
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 96001234, listed November 7, 1996. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | 2209 W. 6th Ave., Amarillo |
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| County | Potter County |
| Listed | November 7, 1996 |
| Reference number | 96001234 |
| Resource type | Building |
| Period of significance | 1924-1951 |
| Architect / builder | Carlander, Guy Anton (architect); V.E. Ware Construction Co. (builder, 1924); Litle, Frank (builder, 1938-39); Wirtz, Walter (builder, 1951) |
| Architectural style | Prairie School; Late Gothic Revival |
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| Areas of significance | Health/Medicine, Education, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Vacant; doors and windows are covered with wood panels to secure the building, and the original glass is intact beneath. |
| Acreage | 1 |
| Coordinates | 35.20896, -101.92793 (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.
Noted as vacant in the nomination. Nomination documents can be decades old; current status may differ. If you are considering buying an empty listed property, read the due-diligence checklist.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 96001234.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikidata Q110000177
- This listing as JSON
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