Comments on: The Crumbling St. Agnes Hospital

By: Julianna T

Julianna T — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:17:12 +0000

I’m a Raleigh photographer/videographer and I’m interesting in filming here. Does anyone know who I can get in touch with about this?

Julianna

By: cathy hill

cathy hill — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:21:37 +0000

my son was born at rex hospital on febryary 4, 1975 and i think i was born there on november 21, 1954. not sure because i was adopted. would like to know how to find out if i was born there

By: Dean D Blakeley, MD

Dean D Blakeley, MD — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:30:28 +0000

According to a history written about Saint Agnes Hospital in the National Medical Journal in 1961, the facility was opened at the instigation of the wife of the President of Saint Augustine’s College in 1896. The facility later absorbed the patient population of Leonard Hospital which had formed in 1913, but later closed in 1916. The piece gave a nice history of the hospital and the nursing school and appeared to contradict the oral history that the patients were moved to a segregated wing at Rex Hospital. It appears in actuality that the patients and physician staff were incorporated into the newly opened Wake Memorial Hospital. Urban folklore indicated that the patient’s were segregated initially at Wake, but I’m trying to get that nailed down by somebody working on the 50th anniversary history being put together for the hospital. As for integration at Rex, I’ll probably have to do a little more research at the state archives.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2641988/pdf/jnma00693-0004.pdf

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2621951/pdf/jnma00849-0027.pdf

By: Irene R. Clark

Irene R. Clark — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 17:34:29 +0000

Jack Johnson was reported to have died at St. Agnes. The date of his death was June 10, 1946 (not June 30).

By: gloria hope hambrick

gloria hope hambrick — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:48:46 +0000

I was born at the St. agnes hospital june 30, 1946 This article told me alot of things I did not know. I was told by my mother who is now 93, that the boxer Jack Johnson died at St. Agnes on the day I was born. Is that true or false?

By: Roland W.

Roland W. — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:10:52 +0000

I was born there and my mother told me many stories about St.Agnes. In 2009 she was laid to rest at the age of 88. When I’m in Raleigh and I ride by this structure those memories play heavy on my mind and the fact of knowing that this is where my life began. Please let me know what I can do to be a part of this restoration.

By: rodney

rodney — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:56:36 +0000

I was born there we used to pick plums and blackberries. The white boys used to chase us. we used to sneak in the building and play with with the specimens in the jars. This was before the gym I got stiches on my chin from the old lady dr I’m 53 years old.

good job

By: Tara

Tara — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 04:49:31 +0000

My grandmother was a nurse at St. Agnes. It’s sad that with all the black star power (Oprah, Michael Jordan, Dick Gregory, et al.,) this historic building has not been restored. Where, who are the advocated of this restoration project?

By: Irene C.

Irene C. — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:21:23 +0000

On June 19, 2009, “Brenda” said that her “Aunt Doris” was a nurse at St. Agnes and died at age 23. How can I contact Brenda. I feel certain that I have located her Death Certificate of 1938, with related information. Can we also exchange email addresses?

Irene R. Clark

By: Irene C.

Irene C. — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:40:41 +0000

How can I contact Bernard Patterson? I taught at St. Augustine’s for 30 years and suspect I may know him. As a history major, he may be interested in assisting with the project.

Irene R. Clark