Difference between revisions of "Soldiers' Tubercular Sanatorium"

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==History==
 
==History==
  
Constructed on 1922 at a cost of $384,000 in the Platt National Park in Sulphur, Oklahoma. The grounds held a 2-story limestone administration building, and several wood framed, cottage-like buildings trimmed in white. Nearby were ample pastures of wild flowers, groves of Elm and Oak, and a large pasture for grazing Buffalo.  
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The original building was constructed in 1922 at a cost of $384,000, in the Platt National Park in Sulphur, Oklahoma. In additional to caring for Tuberculosis patients, the home provided general medical hospital care including surgery, coronary care and dialysis treatment. Later, those beds were converted to nursing care beds for the elderly.
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The grounds eventually grew to hold a 2-story limestone administration building, and several wood framed, cottage-like buildings trimmed in white. Nearby were ample pastures of wild flowers, groves of Elm and Oak, and a large pasture for grazing Buffalo.  
  
 
The grounds including the original administration building are today used as a Veterans Center.
 
The grounds including the original administration building are today used as a Veterans Center.

Latest revision as of 19:19, 8 April 2024

Soldiers' Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Current Status Active
Location Sulphur, OK
Alternate Names
  • Ardmore Soldiers' Tubercular Sanatorium



History[edit]

The original building was constructed in 1922 at a cost of $384,000, in the Platt National Park in Sulphur, Oklahoma. In additional to caring for Tuberculosis patients, the home provided general medical hospital care including surgery, coronary care and dialysis treatment. Later, those beds were converted to nursing care beds for the elderly. The grounds eventually grew to hold a 2-story limestone administration building, and several wood framed, cottage-like buildings trimmed in white. Nearby were ample pastures of wild flowers, groves of Elm and Oak, and a large pasture for grazing Buffalo.

The grounds including the original administration building are today used as a Veterans Center.