The Beginnings of Baptist Hospital - 1920s - Old Main (1923) -
Progressive Care (1928) - Originally built as the Blanche Barrus
Nurses' Home Old Main (1923) Old Main was the original Baptist
Hospital building. The five story, 80 bed facility was
officially dedicated on May 28, 1923. On October 24, 1978 the
building was demolished to make room for Watlington Hall. In
1920 the Baptist State Convention appointed a committee to
select a site for the hospital. The four largest cities in North
Carolina were possible options: Charlotte, Winston-Salem,
Greensboro and Raleigh. The winning site was of course Winston-
Salem. Construction began in 1921. For a history of NCBH and the
School of Nursing, read Ms. Heinzerling's 1960 manuscript.
Although this photograph has "30" in the upper right corner,
this picture most likely is not from 1930. Rather, this
photograph is probably from around 1923 when the building was
completed, as there are no grown trees or bushes in the front.
The site the Baptist State Convention buildi