Marker Inscription
The first hospital in Temple, this institution opened in 1891 for employees of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad. The first section of the present building, completed in 1908, replaced an earlier frame structure. Until 1948 nursing care was provided by Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. Early staff members Dr. A.C. Scott, chief surgeon, and Dr. R.R. White later formed the noted Scott and White Clinic. Now a general care facility, Santa Fe Memorial Hospital serves as a reminder of Temple's early development as a railroad town. (1982)
About this site
Santa Fe Memorial Hospital, Inc. is a historical marker in Temple, Bell County, dedicated in 1982. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.0931, -97.3576 near Temple. The nearest cataloged historic site is Barclay-Bryan House (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jones, W. Goodrich, Immanuel Baptist Church, and Ralph Wilson, Sr..
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027004579. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
