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HomeMy WebLinkAbout39-HCDATE: April 19, 1999 TO: Planning Commission and City Council FROM: Stephen C. Richardson, Planning Director SUBJECT: Request for an HC-L (Historic Cultural -Landmark Preservation Designation), for the Sprott Hospital located at 2390 Cartwright Avenue at San Antonio Street in an RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling -Highest Density) District. FILE: 39-HC STAFF REPORT Brenda Garrison, a registered nurse, has submitted this request on behalf of Alyxandria Sprott, granddaughter of Dr. Maxie C. Sprott, Sr., for consideration by the Historic Landmark Commission, the Planning Commission and City Council. The application meets four of the ten criteria required for approval as per Section 30-39 (F, G, I and J). The clinic was founded in 1944 by E. D., Jr., and Maxie Sprott to meet the health care needs of Beaumont's black citizens. The Sprott Hospital, operated by Dr. E. D. Sprott, Jr., Dr. M. C. Sprott and Dr. C. B. Sprott continued in general use until the late 1950's. It is still used today by Dr. Maxie Sprott, Sr., as a neighborhood clinic and office. The patriarch of this large family, Edward Daniel Sprott, Sr., arrived in Beaumont in 1903. He and his wife, Myrtle Mills Sprott, raised nine children, all of whom received college degrees. Three of the children became medical doctors and others did post- graduate work in professional disciplines. Many members of the Sprott family still live in Beaumont. Recognition of the Sprott Hospital and the role it and the Sprott family played is deserving of the HC-L designation. The hospital served a great need prior to the integration of the medical staffs of the city's major hospitals. The structure is now of historic value not on] y to the neighborhood, but to our entire community. At the Historic Landmark Commission meeting held April 12, 1999, the Commission voted 8:0 to approve this request. Exhibits are attached. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION Notices mailed to property owners 18 Responses in Favor J Responses in Opposition LEGAL DESCRIPTION FOR ORDINANCE PURPOSES Being Lots 5, 6 and 7, Block 44, Cartwright Addition to the City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, containing 0,48 acres, more or less. I * d Abuse and Beyond, Inc. CH "Non -Profit Organization Dedicated to justice and Education" — "Beyond Tradition" FoRENSic NuRsING BOARD OF DIRECTORS Brenda Garison, R.N. President Judith Ayres, R.N. Vice -President Glenda Blackwell, R.N. SecretarylTrra5urrr Sgt. Bill Davis Judge Jim Farris Hal Patton Ann Rothkamm Luis G. Silva Walter Umphrey CONSULTANTS Dr. Maxie C. Sprott, 11 Medical Director Dr, Christopher Dowdy Assist. Medical Director Dr. Gary Samples Pediatrics February 15, 1999 City of Beaumont Planning Division P.O. Box 3827 Beaumont, Texas 77704-3827 Dear Committee, I am pleased to request your review of the application to designate Sprott Hospital as a Historical Cultural Landmark Preservation Designation. The Sprott Hospital was founded in 1944 to meet the health care needs of Beaumont's black citizens. The Hospital building is located 2390 Cartwright Street, Beaumont, TX Prior to the founding of the Barnwell Health Clinic, Douglas Hospital, Central Hospital and Sprott Hospital, black physicians had no place to admit their patients. If hospitalization was required, the care had to be transferred to a white physician. These facilities served a vital function and purpose but once hospitals became integrated they could no longer compete. Sprott Hospital still stands today and serves as a neighborhood clinic and office for Maxie C. Sprott, Sr. MD, Sprott Hospital stands as a reminder of segregation and the great advancements that have been achieved since Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954 ruled "separate but equal" was unconstitutional. Preservation of this building would foster civic pride in the accomplishment of Beaumont's medical community not only for the black citizens but for all citizens. We must preserve the past to educate our future generations. I am requesting this review on behalf of Alyxandria Sprott, granddaughter of Maxie C. Sprott, Sr. MD., who plans to continue the family tradition of providing health care to our citizens. Sincerely, Brenda Garison, RN 810 Hospital Drive Suite 105 Beaumont, TX 77701 office 409-832-0421 Fax 409-839-8980 HISTORICAL CULTURAL LANDMARK Sprott Hospital Narrative In 1944, E.D. Sprott founded the Sprott Hospital, a unique facility with 16 beds built to meet the health care needs, including surgery, orthopedics and childbirth, of Beaumont's black citizens. Brothers, Curtis and Maxie Sprott, ran the Sprott Hospital for over two decades. At the time, black doctors could not practice in white hospitals. Doctors had to be members of the Jefferson County Medical Society to be on hospital staffs, and to be in the medical society, you had to be white. Only white physicians could admit a black patient for hospitalization, and their black physician could only visit the patient during regular patient visiting hours with the rest of the public. After the establishment of the Barnwell Health Clinic in 1932, Beaumont's first health clinic operated by black doctors for black patients, other black hospitals followed, Douglas Hospital, Central Hospital and Sprott Hospital. Though they served a vital function and purpose at the time, many black hospitals of the 1930's and 40's began to decline after the late 1950's. Once hospitals became integrated, there was no way for smaller hospitals like Douglas and Central to compete with the multimillion dollar facilities, Sprott Hospital still stands today, however, and serves as a neighborhood clinic and office for Maxie C. Sprott, Sr., brother of Ed Sprott who died in 1970. Sprott Hospital stands as a reminder of segregation and the great advancements that have been achieved since the Supreme Court ruled "separate but equal" was unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. This decision ruled null and void the social structure of the South that had existed since Reconstruction. ,4LUk-'K9W1 Plot'] AW W" 0 MAI This application must be submitted with an application for amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. Prepare a letter and the necessary documentation that supports as many of the criteria listed below as possible. In addition, you may submit other documentation that may be appropriate to support an historical -cultural designation. The Historical Landmark Commission, the Planning Commission, and the City Council shall consider, but not be limited to, one or more of the following criteria in establishing an H-C, Historical -Cultural Landmark Preservation District (Section 30-39 C., City Code of Ordinances). a. Existing or proposed recognition as a National Historic Landmark, or Texas Historic Landmark, or entry, or proposed entry into the National Register of Historic Places; b. Existence of distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type o . r specimen, or of the social, economic or political heritage of the City; C. Identification as the work of a designer, architect or builder whose work has influenced the growth or development of the City; d. Embodiment of elements of architectural design, detail, materials or craftsmanship which represent a significant architectural innovation or an outstanding example of a particular historical, architectural or other cultural style or period; e. Relationship to other buildings, structures or places which are eligible for preservation as historic places; 0 Exemplification of the cultural, economic, social, ethnic or historical heritage of the City, County, State or Nation; (D Location as the site of a significant historical event; h. Listing in the S.P.A.R.E. Beaumont Survey; Identification with a person or persons who, significantly contributed to the culture or development of the City, County, State or Nation; and A building, structure or place that because of its location has become of historic or cultural value to a neighborhood or community. FILE 39-1-IC: Reauest for an Historical Cultural Landmark Preservation District NOWF11 designation. A Location: 2390 Cartwright Ave. Applicant: Alyxandria Sprott sCALE 1 1 111=2001, i 0 1 1 1 41 1 9 1 0 m 0 AN 14 jP 0 At #7 Lr r 02 L, r Tr: BOLIVAR ST. CORLEY AVE. z z OR 0 z < D 0r x r r, a z :4-N ryr CARTWRIGHT AVE. ROBERTS AVE, ip 140 I to #441tj I fA IR z to ra, -j IL rp so'AM0 PRAIRIE AVE. 2300 2.2-CC3 AV A&A, J xx toApr ,4 r 0 (ml Sprott Hospital Sprott Hospital makes an important contribution to health care in Beaumont. The name "Sprott" has distinguished several generations of prominent black citizens in Beaumont beginning soon after the turn of the century. Edward Daniel Sprott, Sr., arrived from Coldspring, Texas, in 1903. He and the former Myrtle Mills married in 190�6 and bought a home on Roberts Avenue. There, they reared five sons and four daughters. Each child, knowing he or she was expected to attend college, worked to help pay tuition and board. The older ones helped the younger ones accomplish their parents'dieam of higher education for all their children. All nine received college. -degrees with three eventually earning M.D.s, one an M.A., and one a Ph.D. Among those children, three became physicians. In 1944,,Ed, Jr:,'and Maxie were instrumental in establishing the Sprott Hospital, a unique facility built to meet the health care needs of Beaumont's black citizens. At the time, black doctors could not practice in white hospitals, so they opened this hospital with 16 beds to handle minor surgery and childbirth. The hos" ital continues today as a neighborhood clinic. p_ 10 GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES APPLICANT: Alyxandria Sprott by Brenda Garrison, R.N. PROPERTY OWNER: Dr, Maxie C. Sprott, Sr. STATUS OF APPLICANT: Granddaughter of owner LOCATION: 2390 Cartwright EXISTING ZONING: RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling -Highest Density) District PROPERTY SIZE: 150' x 140' (0.48 acres) EXISTING LAND USES: Medical clinic and office FLOOD HAZARD ZONE: "C" - (Minimal Hazards) SURROUNDING LAND USES: SURROUNDING ZONING: NORTH: Residences RM-H (Residential Multiple Family Dwelling -Highest Density) District EAST: Residences RM-H SOUTH: Residences RM-H WEST: Residences RM-H COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Conservation and Revitalization OTHER PHYSICAL FEATURES: None STREETS: Cartwright Avenue - a residential 60' right- of-way and a 30' pavement. San Antonio Street - a residential 60' right-of-way and an 18' pavement. DRAINAGE: There is an 84" storm sewer in Cartwright and 60" storm sewer in San Antonio. WATER: There is an 8" water line in Cartwright and a 2" line in San Antonio. GENERAL INFORMATION/PUBLIC UTILITIES continued SANITARY SEWER SERVICE: ADEQUACY OF SERVICE: There is a 6" sanitary sewer in San Antonio and a 6" sewer in the alley at the rear. Fire protection is provided by Station #10, 3855 Washington Boulevard. Existing public services and utilities are adequate.