Martinsville's Sanitariums
|
Name |
Location |
Duration |
| 1. Artesian I (formerly Nutter & Major, Nutter & Webster; became part of Martinsville II | north side Pike Street two blocks west of Main Street, across I & V Railroad tracks; just south of Martinsville Sanitarium I |
1897-1898 |
| Artesian II (formerly Colonial, Cohn-Bernard II) | south side Washington Street, one-half block west of square | 1955-1962; demolished 1963 |
| 2. Barnard (became Cohn-Barnard I) | south side Morgan Street three blocks west of square on I&V Railroad tracks | 1888-1926; sold to new owner |
| 3. Buis (became Southern) | southeast corner Pike and Marion Streets, just north of Hill House | 1915-1919; sold to new owner |
| 4. Clark's | 140 North Main Street |
1901-? |
| Cohn Barnard I (formerly Barnard) | south side Morgan Street three blocks west of square, on I & V Railroad tracks | 1920-1940; destroyed by fire |
| Cohn Barnard II (formerly Colonial, became Artesian) | south side Washington Street, one-half block west of square | 1940-1955; sold to new owner |
| 5. Colonial (became Cohn-Barnard II, Artesian) | south side Washington Street, one-half block west of square | 1906-1940; sold to new owner |
| 6. Highland (Became New Highland) | west side Main Street four blocks north of square | 1896-1929; additions 1921, 1929; sold to new owner |
| 7. Hill House (also known as Hill-Cohn) | northeast corner Morgan and Marion Streets | 1904-1933; sold to Schnaiter Lumber Company, demolished 1934 |
| 8. Home Lawn Mineral Springs (formerly Henderson Home Lawn, Henderson-Parks Home Lawn, Home Lawn Sanitarium) | south side Washington Street, five blocks east of square | 1889-1968; sold to new owner; operated as Diamondhead until 1970 |
| 9. Martinsville [Mineral Springs] Sanitarium I | south side Harrison Street two blocks west of Main Street, across I & V Railroad tracks, just north of Nutter & Webster/Artesian I | 1892-1898; combined with Artesian Sanitarium to make Martinsville Sanitarium II |
| 10. Martinsville Sanitarium II (combination of Martinsville [Mineral Springs ] Sanitarium I and Artesian Sanitarium I, formerly Nutter & Webster) | south side of Harrison Street two blocks west of Mian Street, across I&V Railroad tracks | 1898-1957; donated and became Kennedy Memorial Christian Home, later Kennedy Living Center |
| 11. National (formerly Cottage Hotel) | northwest corner of Morgan and Mulberry Streets, just east of Hill House | 1895-1937; destroyed by fire 1944 |
| New Highland (formerly Highland) | west side North Main Street four blocks north of square | 1923-1951; damaged by fire and abandoned until 1970; converted into Morgan House |
| Nutter & Webster (formerly Nutter & Major, became Artesian I, then part of Martinsville II) | north side Pike Street three blocks west of Main Street, across I&V Railroad tracks, just north of original Martinsville I | c. 1890-1897; sold to new owner |
| Southern Sanitarium (formerly Buis) | southeast corner Marion and Pike Streets, just north of Hill House | 1920-1926; sold to Branch Grain and Seed Co. and demolished |
| 12. Whiting [Mineral Springs] Sanitarium | northeast corner of Harrison and Mulberry | 1923-1949; destroyed by fire |
Excerpts of, " Martinsville A Pictorial
History," republished by permission of
G. Bradley Publishing, Inc., copyright 1995 all rights reserved.
Web pages by Lee Hirt.