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Springfield General Hospital

Plaque reads "Springfield General Hospital 1914 This building was established as Springfield's second hospital, built to accommodate the increasing population and the need for greater health care....

Plaque reads "Springfield General Hospital

1914

This building was established as Springfield's second hospital, built to accommodate the increasing population and the need for greater health care. It served a vital role in the 1918 Spanish Influenza Epidemic when half a million people died nationwide. It shows Bungalow Style influences and is one of the oldest remaining wood frame buildings in Lane County that served as a hospital. It was later named the Historic House Apartments. A small building called the Pest House is located a few doors down on the left. It housed patients that had communicable diseases."

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