Woodlawn Union Tuberculosis Hospital
| Woodlawn Union Tuberculosis Hospital | |
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| Opened | 1936 |
| Closed | 1974 |
| Current Status | Preserved |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Architect(s) | Hubbell and Greene |
| Location | Dallas, TX |
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History[edit]
A new four—story wing in 1936—1938 was built at Parkland Hospital, would be known as Woodlawn Hospital. The new accommodations providing space for patients with highly contagious diseases. At the same time a new power plant was erected. The newly—finished psychiatric wing became the first such ward operated by a public hospital in Texas.
Dallas’ growing population after World War II again strained the hospital’s capacity and Parkland Hospital was moved to a new building at 5201 Harry Hines Boulevard in 1954. Old Parkland continued as Woodlawn Hospital – a center for tuberculosis patients, psychiatric patients, and those suffering from chronic diseases. In 1974, all treatment centers were moved to the Harry Hines facility. The Old Parkland buildings then saw new life as several different city and county facilities in the years following – a jail for minimum security offenders, police and fire training, Dallas County Civil Defense Emergency Preparedness Center, alcohol rehabilitation center, and a rape crisis center were all once located in the buildings. It is now privately owned and used as offices.
