Dr. Calvin M. Baber House

Dr. Calvin M. Baber House
Location Penfield Rd., Greensboro, Georgia
Coordinates 33°35′04″N 83°10′26″W / 33.58444°N 83.17389°W / 33.58444; -83.17389 (Dr. Calvin M. Baber House)Coordinates: 33°35′04″N 83°10′26″W / 33.58444°N 83.17389°W / 33.58444; -83.17389 (Dr. Calvin M. Baber House)
Area less than one acre
Built 1924
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
MPS Greensboro MRA
NRHP reference # 87001439[1]
Added to NRHP December 17, 1987

The Dr. Calvin M. Baber House, on Penfield Rd. in Greensboro, Georgia, was built in 1924. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

It is a one-story weatherboarded bungalow-style house, the home of the second black doctor in Greensboro. Dr. Calvin M. Baber graduated from Meharry Medical College in Tennessee in 1921. He came to Greensboro after the death of Dr. A. T. Chisolm, the first black doctor.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2013-11-02). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Dale Jaeger; Richard Cloues (July 20, 1987). "Historic Resources of Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia: Dr. Calvin M. Baber House". National Park Service. Retrieved June 19, 2018. With accompanying two photos from 1986
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