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People's Infirmary Building
2101 Gervais Street
Now used at the offices of The Free Times newspaper, this building housed a key resource for residents of the Waverly neighborhood for decades. The People’s Infirmary was established here in 1914, it featured 10 rooms and an up-to-date operating room that handled both minor and major surgeries. Doctor W.D. Chapelle was the head physician, and his father, Rev. W.D. Chappelle served as the president of Allen University.
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