McPherson Hospital
- McPherson Hospital
Issue Background and Overview:
McPherson Hospital, built in 1926, was the first hospital in Durham. It functioned as a medical center until 2005, when the Eye and Ear Hospital relocated. A developer quickly purchased the property, asked for a rezoning, and unveiled plans to turn it into a boutique hotel. The property was subsequently sold to another developer, who reconfigured the plans for the building into a larger extended-stay hotel. By 2009, any signs of construction had come to a complete halt. In 2013, the developers asked the city and the county for tax incentives, which Preservation Durham supported. The project is slated to start construction in 2014.
News Coverage:
- 3/18/13: Email to membership
- 5/4/13: Herald Sun article
- 5/6/13: Herald Sun article
- 5/30/13: Email to membership
- 6/3/13: Herald Sun article
- 6/25/13: Email to membership
- 8/20/13: Herald Sun article