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Cowell Memorial Hospital
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Berkeley Landmark No. 142
Cowell Memorial Hospital
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Location	2215 College Ave., Berkeley, California
Coordinates	37°52′18″N 122°15′11″W / 37.871667°N 122.253056°W / 37.871667; -122.253056
Built	1930; 94 years ago (1930)
Architect	Weihe, Frick & Kruse and Arthur Brown Jr.
NRHP reference No.	92001730
BERKL No.	142
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	January 6, 1993
Designated BERKL	November 19, 1990

Cowell Memorial Hospital, also known as Ernest V. Cowell Memorial Hospital, is a historical former building in downtown Berkeley, California. The Cowell Memorial Hospital was built in 1930 and demolished in 1993. The building and its site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 6, 1993.

History

The hospital's entrance and Hospital's south wing were designed by Arthur Brown Jr. in the Neoclassical style and built in 1930. The hospital's east pavilion, designed by Weihe, Frick & Kruse and built in 1954. The hospital's north wing was designed by E. Geoffrey Bangs and built in 1960. After being demolished in 1993, a new building was built, Haas School of Business. The Cowell Memorial Hospital has a Residence Program from 1962 to 1974, noted for its work with disabled students.

National Register of Historic Places was given both for the buildings and the contribution it health care work. Some of the work noted is the called the Cowell experiment, by Ed Roberts, The Father of Independent Living.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Alameda County, California
• List of Berkeley Landmarks in Berkeley, California

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#92001730)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "COWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL". CA State Parks.
3. "National Register #92001730: Cowell Memorial Hospital (Demolished and Replaced By Haas School of Business) on UC Berkeley Campus, California". noehill.com.
4. "Cowell Memorial Hospital (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov.
5. "Ed Roberts: The Father of Independent Living - FoundSF". www.foundsf.org.

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