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Hospital in Texas, United States
Briggs Sanitorium
Geography
LocationOak Cliff, Texas, United States
Coordinates32°44′36″N 96°50′16″W / 32.743412°N 96.837664°W / 32.743412; -96.837664
Services
Beds52
History
Opened1896
Closed1909
Demolished1909
Links
ListsHospitals in Texas

Briggs Sanitorium is a former sanitorium (also listed as Briggs' Sanitarium) developed in 1896 by Dr. J.R. Briggs, and located at the corner of Jefferson and Tyler streets, in Oak Cliff, Texas. Noted as the first hospital built in Oak Cliff, it included five wings, containing fifty-two rooms.

In 1905, its medical director was J. R. Briggs.

The building burned down in a devastating fire, which started in the sanitarium's laboratory, and continued on to ravage fourteen city blocks on April 3, 1909.

References

  1. "11 Aug 1905, 7 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  2. Dallas Morning News, April 4, 1909 ed.


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