Daily American Republic

Commercial 1950s

About

Publisher and primary news source documenting the facility's opening and history at Doctors Hospital & Kneibert Clinic Notable event: Open House Edition Publication (January 18, 1957) — The Daily American Republic published an Open House Edition covering the new Doctors Hospital and Kneibert Clinic facility ahead of the public open house event.

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Doctors Hospital & Kneibert Clinic

621 Pine Street, Poplar Bluff, Missouri

One of Poplar Bluff's most ambitious mid-century construction projects, Doctors Hospital and Kneibert Clinic opened in January 1957 as a $400,000 medical facility featuring 128 rooms, modern X-ray equipment, laboratory services, private patient rooms, and a dedicated Children's Hospital wing. Though vacant today, the structure remains one of the city's most recognizable modern-era landmarks.

Standing

Poplar Bluff High School (Old)

Former Pine Street location

The old Poplar Bluff High School educated generations of local youth before being demolished to make way for urban renewal.

Lost

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Possibly Related Historic Sites

Butler County Court House (Old)Unverified

The original Butler County Courthouse, wrecked in the 1927 tornado that devastated Poplar Bluff.

Mentioned in story "The Butler County Courthouse: Fire, Tornado, and Rebuilding in Poplar Bluff" linked to this site

Butler County CourthouseUnverified

The magnificent Butler County Courthouse has served as the center of local government since 1928, featuring stunning Classical Revival architecture.

Mentioned in story "The Butler County Courthouse: Fire, Tornado, and Rebuilding in Poplar Bluff" linked to this site

City Light & Water Works BuildingUnverified

Poplar Bluff's electric light utility — born as a private company organized in 1896 by S. S. Hartzell, and transformed into a city-owned municipal plant by 1917 that helped earn Poplar Bluff the title 'Best Lighted City in Missouri.'

LLM identified as "Publisher of the 1919 advertisement proclaiming Poplar Bluff the 'Best Lighted City in Missouri'" — "A March 1919 advertisement in the Daily American Republic proudly proclaimed Poplar Bluff the 'Best Lighted City in Missouri,' describing the city's utility — then valued at a quarter of a million dollars and operated from 409 Vine Street — as one of its greatest achievements."

Possibly Connected People

Dr. T. Eugene RuffUnverified

physician / medical staff (Urology)

Connected via site: Doctors Hospital & Kneibert Clinic

Dr. A. C. ParkerUnverified

physician / medical staff (Pediatrics) / director of Children's Hospital

Connected via site: Doctors Hospital & Kneibert Clinic