Restored 1913 Dallas Hospital and Private Office Campus
3819 Maple Avenue, Dallas, TX 75219
Research updated September 2026
Age
All Ages (exterior only for public)
Cost
Free
Old Parkland is a private office campus. There is no public visitor entry. Exterior viewing from Maple Avenue is free.
Access
Wheelchair OK
Paved sidewalks along Maple Avenue and Oak Lawn neighborhood streets.
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1913 · First Dallas Public Hospital · Classical Revival Architecture · Crow Holdings Headquarters
Parkland Hospital was founded in 1894 as the first public hospital in Dallas. The Classical Revival main building, known today as Old Main, was constructed in 1913 at 3819 Maple Avenue in the Oak Lawn neighborhood. It served as a teaching hospital and operated through both World Wars before being replaced by a new facility and falling into disuse.
The site is one of the few surviving examples of early-20th-century Classical Revival institutional architecture in Texas, and is among the oldest public-hospital structures still standing in the state. By the early 2000s the buildings had deteriorated significantly.
In 2006, Crow Holdings purchased the property and undertook an approximately $300 million restoration, completing the first phase in 2008 with the relocation of Crow Holdings' headquarters to the restored Old Main. The campus has since expanded to include Woodlawn Hall, Reagan Place, Oak Lawn Hall, Parkland Hall, and Commonwealth Hall.
Old Parkland operates today as a private office campus catering primarily to family offices, private equity firms, and civic organizations. Public access is limited to exterior viewing from surrounding streets; the buildings and grounds are not open for casual visits or tours. The Shadowlands-era listing noting paranormal-inquiry restrictions reflects the property's transition from derelict to private campus during the demolition and reconstruction work of 2006-2008.
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Before its 2006 sale and restoration, the abandoned Old Parkland Hospital complex was a recurring subject of regional paranormal lore tied to its long use as a public hospital. Specific haunting claims from that period circulated primarily through community submissions on amateur ghost-tracking websites and lack independent newspaper or historical-society corroboration.
In January 2007, with demolition and reconstruction underway, the new ownership posted notice that the property was private, that trespassers would be prosecuted, and that no inquiries about paranormal access would be entertained. Several arrests were made during that period.
The site as it exists today is a fully restored private office campus. Any haunting lore associated with the abandoned hospital is historical rather than current; the active campus does not market or acknowledge paranormal content, and the public has no interior access. Visitors interested in the building's architecture should view it from Maple Avenue and not attempt to enter the grounds.
View the 1913 Classical Revival main building and the restored Old Parkland campus from Maple Avenue. The grounds and interior are reserved for tenant and event use only.
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