Smyth County Community Hospital (Marion, Virginia)

 hospital, abandoned / shut down, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, International style architecture

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Historic hospital (closed since 2006) listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

- Built: 1965-1967
- Architect: Echols-Sparger & Associates (Marion, VA)
- Alterations: single-story south & west additions (1977-1978)
- Architectural style: International
- Areas of significance: Social History; Health/Medicine; Architecture
- Area: 9.48 acres
- Outbuildings: power plant
- Date added to NRHP: 12/15/2015

The Smyth County Community Hospital was the first hospital built by the community to provide acute care to people in the region without racial discrimination. The building, constructed in a simple architectural form, embodied the latest innovations in hospital design and technology for improved efficiency, cleanliness, and patient experience. Its most notable design feature was a circular corridor plan, which marked a significant change beginning in the early 1960s regarding patient care and hospital design.
--Virginia Department of Historic Resources

NRHP #15000908