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  Location within Arkansas  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 107 E. Main St., Gassville, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 36°16′58″N 92°29′40″W / 36.28278°N 92.49444°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1923 |
| Built by | Ben Lamb |
| Architectural style | Early Commercial |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000970[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 20, 2007 |
The Rollins Hospital is a historic former hospital building at 107 East Main Street in Gassville, Arkansas.
History
[edit]It is a single-story building, built in 1923 out of concrete blocks fashioned locally to resemble native stone. The hospital was established by Dr. William James Rollins, and was the first in Baxter County. It originally occupied only about a third of the building's space, but gradually expanded to occupy all of it. It functioned until 1954, when its last doctor died.
It was owned by the Baxter County Historical Society and was used as a museum devoted to Dr. Rollins and county history. The Baxter County Heritage Museum closed in 2008 due to damage from a tornado[2] and the building has since been sold to a private individual.[3][4][5] The Society now operates the Baxter County Historical Museum in Mountain Home, Arkansas.[6]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Baxter County Museum Shutting Down Due to Tornado Damage". Jonesboro, AR: KAIT8. April 28, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Rollins Hospital". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ↑ "Rollins Hospital". Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on July 25, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
The building was later turned over to the Baxter County Historical and Genealogical Society who operated it as a museum celebrating both Dr. Rollins and Baxter County History. The building has since been sold to a private individual.
- ↑ "Old hospital answering a new calling". Baxter Bulletin. March 23, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Baxter County Historical Society moves to new location on Bomber Blvd". KTLO. May 20, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
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