Houston Negro Hospital School of Nursing Building
historic place
The Houston Negro Hospital School of Nursing Building is located in Houston, Texas, within Harris County. This historic place was constructed in 1931. Architect Maurice J. Sullivan, who designed other significant Houston structures, created the building in the Spanish Colonial Revival style. Philanthropist Joseph S. Cullinan provided the funding for the nursing school, with funds released in his wife's honor after her death in 1929. The school was established to help with the education and training of Black people in the city. It became Houston's first residential nursing institution specifically for Black students. The school trained nurses for the adjacent Houston Negro Hospital, which opened in 1927. This hospital was Houston's first non-profit facility for African American patients, staffed by Black physicians. The nursing school, however, closed in 1935 due to financial difficulties. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 27, 1982. This site holds significant historical importance for its foundational role in Black medical education and healthcare provision in Houston during a segregated era.