The Green Book of SC

A Travel Guide to S.C. African American Cultural Sites

Working Benevolent Society Hospital

Working Benevolent Society Hospital

This hospital, first known as St. Luke Colored Hospital, was a two-story frame building.  Founded in 1920, it served patients for 28 years.  A registered nurse and a graduate of the Tuskegee Institute, Mrs. M.H. Bright was the hospital’s first superintendent.

Marker erected by the Green Avenue Area Civic Association, 2003.

KEYWORDS: HOSPITAL, GREENVILLE