Georgia Williams Nursing Home

Georgia Williams Nursing Home
Location176 Dyer St., Camilla, Georgia[1]
Coordinates31°14′12″N 84°12′28″W / 31.23663°N 84.20784°W / 31.23663; -84.20784
Architectural styleBungalow
NRHP reference No.11000180[1]
Added to NRHPApril 8, 2011[1]

The Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home in Camilla, Georgia was the only facility where African-American women could deliver babies in Mitchell County, for many years prior to the Civil Rights Movement. It was owned by Beatrice ("Miss Bea") Borders (1892–1971), a midwife who delivered over 6,000 babies at the home between 1941 and 1971.[2][3]

The building is a bungalow residence at 176 Dyer St.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

The Georgia B. Williams Nursing Home operated until Borders' death in 1971.[2]

In 2021, the National Trust for Historic Preservation's African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund issued a grant for the purpose of rehabilitating the home and creating a Southern African-American Midwife Museum and center.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "NP Gallery: Williams, Georgia, Nursing Home (scroll down to National Register of Historic Places digital record)". National Park Service. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Erica Taylor, The Tom Joyner Morning Show (March 26, 2013). "Little Known Black History Fact: Beatrice "Miss Bea" Borders". Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Bevington, Ricky (April 18, 2011). "Visit Georgia's Newest National Historic Site". GPB Media. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  4. ^ "2021 African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Grant Recipients | National Trust for Historic Preservation". Retrieved October 25, 2022.
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