| Marker Number |
4898 |
| Atlas Number |
5135004898 |
| Marker Title |
Site of The Odessa Sanitarium |
| Index Entry |
Odessa Sanitarium, Site of |
| Address |
|
| City |
Odessa |
| County |
Ector |
| UTM Zone |
13 |
| UTM Easting |
749031 |
| UTM Northing |
3526460 |
| Subject Codes |
hospitals; medical topics and health professionals |
| Marker Year |
1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
307 N. Grant St., Odessa |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Established in 1886 by Odessa Townsite Company, the Odessa medical and surgical sanitarium was directed by Dr. R.E. Haughton, a former railroad physician from Indiana. It was located in a two-story wooden structure of twenty rooms. By March 1890 the project had failed. Dr. Haughton moved to Midland. The building became a have for migrant families. A portion was used as a church. When Ector County was created in January 1891, the sanitarium was moved several blocks and became the first Ector County Courthouse. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1967. |
