Highrise Tower Posted July 16, 2022 Share Posted July 16, 2022 I never knew this hospital existed. Very cool! Dr. Greenwood's Sanitarium, Houston, Texas. For Nervous and Mental Diseases - Alcohol and Drug Addictions. All buildings new and built especially for the care and treatment of such cases. Buildings steam heated, all modern conveniences, sanitary plumbing, electric lights, hot and gold water in every room, and screened throughout. All outside rooms. Everything first-class. Personal attention given all cases. Situated South Main Street, on OakHill, the coolest part of Houston. JAS. Greenwood, M.D. Supt. - H.C. Maxwell, M.D., Ass't Physician. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/greenwood-james-sr Greenwood, James, Sr. (1878–1949) James Greenwood, Sr., neuropsychiatrist, was born in Seguin, Texas, on April 18, 1878, the son of Judge James and Corinna (Henderson) Greenwood. He attended private schools and the John H. Bishop Academy for Young Men in Seguin. In 1901 he received his M.D. from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. Greenwood was on the staff of the San Antonio State Hospital for Mental Diseases from 1902 to 1906, when he went into private practice in Seguin. In 1908 he returned to UTMB as instructor in pediatrics, clinical medicine, and physical diagnosis. He left Galveston in 1912 to establish the Greenwood Sanitarium for treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases in Houston. From the Houston Public Library Digital Archives: https://cdm17006.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p17006coll10/id/1707/rec/1 Description: Photograph of the front and side yards of the Greenwood Sanitarium that was located at 9218 South Main Street. Date: 1920-1939 Era: 1920; 1930 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 "Sanitarium" is one of those words whose meaning has changed quite a bit over the years. I think we'd call the above a "detox center" today. When my mother was growing up, she told me about playing on the grounds on a sanitarium which had splendid views overlooking the sea. I suggested that perhaps she should use the phrase "convalescent hospital" instead. I'm not sure what the equivalent is now. Maybe "rehabilitation center," which is not the same thing as what we used to call "rehab center" a generation ago. Language is messy, and I'm rambling. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 I found a photo of James Greenwood, Sr. in the Texas State Journal of Medicine dated October 1949. This was his obituary of his death. Dr. James Greenwood, Sr., Houston, Texas, died at his home August 22, 1949, of cerebral arteriosclerosis. Born in Seguin on April 18, 1878, he was the son of Judge James and Corinna (Henderson) Greenwood. He received his preliminary education in private schools in Seguin and attended the John H. Bishop Academy for Young Men, Seguin. Dr. Greenwood was graduated from the University of Texas School of Medicine, Galveston, in 1901 and began his practice in Seguin. From 1902 to 1906 he was on the staff of the San Antonio State Hospital for Mental Diseases. After again practicing in Seguin from 1906 to 1908, he became associated with the Department of Medicine of the University of Texas, Galveston, where he remained until 1912. At that time he established the Greenwood Sanitarium for the treatment of neuropsychiatric diseases in Houston, and practiced there until his retirement in 1947. He was professor of neuropsychiatry at Baylor University College of Medicine for several years and was professor emeritus at the time of his death. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 I figured I can transcribe information about the hospital's real estate, development, architects, and staff. I'll try and keep it in Chronological order. The Houston Post. dated June 1, 1912: Greenwood Sanatorium Handsome Colonial Structure Going Up Near Bellaire. Construction work has been begun on the new sanatorium near Bellaire for Dr. James Greenwood, Jr., of Galveston. The plans for the building were drawn by Jones & Tabor Architects. It is located to the west of the Main street road, a half-mile beyond the point where the street car line turns off to Westmoreland. The building will be a two-story frame structure in a graceful colonial architecture, with a long porch with columns in front. The building will represent a cost, with equipment, in the neighborhood of $20,000 or more. It will contain twenty rooms and will be operated strictly as a sanatorium. The contract calls for completion in three months. The Houston Post. dated August 7, 1912: Dealings in Real Estate Transfers Filed Tuesday Aggregated $46,605.00. Six Acres of Land Out of P.W. Rose Survey Sold to Dr. Greenwood’s Sanatorium for Consideration of $18,000. Among the real estate transfers filed for record Tuesday in the office of the county clerk was one from James Greenwood, Jr., to the Dr. Greenwood’s Sanatorium, conveying six acres of land out of the P.W. Rose survey, fronting on the Main Street Road, south of Brays Bayou for a consideration of $18,000. The Houston Post. dated September 22, 1915: Dispensary Treated Many Patients. From June, 1914, until March, 1915, there were 2329 visit made to Rusk school dispensary. Physicians held 192 clinics performed 25 operations and the nurses made 2775 visits to the homes of patients. Dr. Greenwood’s Sanatorium was established by Dr. James Greenwood in 1912, and is located one mile south of the Rice Institute. The building is a frame structure with 28 rooms. An addition of 18 rooms is to be made in the near future. The building is furnished throughout with pure artesian water, electric lights and steam heat. The staff of physicians are Drs. James Greenwood and C.W. Stewart. There are 11 nurses attached to the sanatorium. The Norsworthy Hospital is located at 3020 San Jacinto Street. – Established in the year 1909 by Dr. O.L. Norsworthy, who is its present proprietor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 One more historical write-up and an enlarged image of the campus rendering. From the book Houston's Forgotten Heritage: Landscape, Houses, Interiors, 1824-1914. Published in 1991. Greenwood Sanatorium for Nervous and Mental Diseases 9218 Old Main Street Road (now Fannin) at Old Spanish Trail built 1912; demolished 1951. One of the first private hospitals for mental illness in Texas, Dr. James Greenwood’s sanatorium was located on six acres backing up to Brays Bayou. The main building, pictured here, had forty-two rooms for patients plus rooms for nurses on the third floor. The separate two-story men’s building had twenty-two rooms. A furnace house with a boiler room, an artesian well, tennis courts, and a croquet field were also on the property, as well as woods where Dr. Greenwood’s sons hunted quail, doves, and prairie chickens. From the book Texas State Journal of Medicine, Volume 14, Number 7 published in November 1918. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted February 26, 2023 Author Share Posted February 26, 2023 This property is included in the 1950's Sanborn map!! Very, very cool!! One important detail that I noticed is different from all my research is the address. If I'm reading the map correctly, the Greenwood's Sanitarium is located at 7308 Old Main Street Road. Where did all the other historians (and internet articles) get the address 9218 Old Main Street Road? I'm glad HAIF has the real, correct address! That's what we are here for! Located near the intersection of Old Main Street Road (now Fannin Street) and Old Spanish Trail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share Posted July 29, 2023 I learned more about the Greenwood Sanitarium this week. I even discovered a never-before-seen rendering! The business advertisement was from around their grand opening, dated in 1913. Dr. Greenwood's Sanitarium For Nervous Diseases Alcohol and Drug Addictions Selected Cases of Mental Diseases and Pellagra All buildings new and built especially for the care and treatment of such cases. Buildings steam heated, sanitary plumbing, electric lights, hot and cold water in every room, all modern conveniences, an screened throughout. All outside rooms, artisan water from well on the grounds Everything first-class. Persona attention given all cases. Location- South Main Street, on Oak-Hill, the coolest part of Houston. Address- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share Posted August 14, 2023 Found the hospital campus on Google Earth. The old aerials match the 1950s Sanborn map. A little hard to tell the buildings apart, but you can clearly see the mass/shape of the buildings. The buildings are spaced out evenly with the Sanborn map. I believe we found it!! Map: 1944 aerial: 1953 aerial. Edit: I circled the buildings. The hospital complex has 7 buildings. I wonder all the building names? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 I didn't see this in the thread. This GS advertisement includes a new identifier, a R.F.D. Box number. From what I recall, suburban properties used to have an RFD box in a certain area of town. Was it a modern day mailbox? From the publication Diseases of the Nervous System 1941-10: Vol 2 Iss 10. Dr. Greenwood's Sanitarium For Nervous and Mental Diseases R.F.D. 3 Box 98 Houston, Texas Dr. James Greenwood, Supt. and Resident Physician Dr. James Goodwood, Jr., Assistant Supt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 11 hours ago, Highrise Tower said: I didn't see this in the thread. This GS advertisement includes a new identifier, a R.F.D. Box number. From what I recall, suburban properties used to have an RFD box in a certain area of town. Was it a modern day mailbox? From the publication Diseases of the Nervous System 1941-10: Vol 2 Iss 10. Dr. Greenwood's Sanitarium For Nervous and Mental Diseases R.F.D. 3 Box 98 Houston, Texas Dr. James Greenwood, Supt. and Resident Physician Dr. James Goodwood, Jr., Assistant Supt. Rural Free Delivery was set up by the Postal Service to deliver mail directly to people living in rural areas instead of requiring them to go to town to the post office or have a private service bring the mail. The RFD 3 Box 98 in the address above means Rural Route 3 Mailbox 98. The route determined which mailman to use, and the box was the specific customer mailbox, typically the traditional box you see all over. The RFD route and box system disappeared when the laws requiring every residence have a street address for 911 purposes were passed. A friend who lived in a rural area was annoyed by that because it meant people could find his house when his address changed from Route X box y to 1234 Some Road. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Free_Delivery 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Rare photo of Greenwood's Sanitarium! I can only imagine what the Texas Medical Center area was like 112 years ago in 1912. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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