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Fire severely damages historic Van Buren Hospital

Cause of blaze in long-vacant wooden structure under investigation

The historic Van Buren Hospital on Elm Street was both home and medical practice to Statesboro’s first African American physician, Dr. Harvey Van Buren. It is badly charred and damaged after Sunday evening’s fire. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

van buren — The historic Van Buren Hospital on Elm Street was both home and medical practice to Statesboro’s first African American physician, Dr. Harvey Van Buren. It is badly charred and damaged after Sunday evening’s fire. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff

A fire Sunday night severely damaged the historic Van Buren Hospital building on Elm Street to the extent that Statesboro’s fire chief thinks it may have to be taken down.

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