Leaksville Hospital; Towne Apartment Building

Contributors:

James W. Hopper, architect

Dates:

1924

Location:

Eden, Rockingham County

Street Address:

602 Henry St.

Status:

Altered

Type:

Health Care

Images Published In:

Claudia Roberts Brown, A Tale of Three Cities, 1986

Note:

The substantial 3 ½-story brick hospital was built by local doctors with financial assistance from the Marshall Field Company, which had a strong presence in the community. After a new hospital was built on highway N.C. 15 in 1960, the 1924 hospital was converted to an apartment building.