McDowell House
Retirement Home
Why pick this one
McDowell House offers guided tours of the site where Dr. Ephraim McDowell performed the world's first successful ovariotomy in 1809.
Best for
- Visitors interested in medical history
- Historic house and apothecary tours
- School field trips
- Groups of 10 or more seeking customized tours
- Visitors exploring downtown Danville history
Look elsewhere if
- Seeking residential retirement-home accommodations
- Needing an emergency or medical care provider
- Needing a fully wheelchair-accessible historic attraction
Specialties
- Historic house tours
- Medical history tours
- Apothecary tours
- Constitution Square tours
- Educational field trips
Certifications
- National Historic Landmark
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit
What makes them different
- Former home and office of surgeon Dr. Ephraim McDowell
- Site of the world's first successful ovariotomy in 1809
- Tours cover a restored historic house, apothecary, kitchen, and gardens
- Group tours for 10 or more can be tailored to special interests or time requirements
- Partially wheelchair accessible with first-floor ramps and video access to the second floor and apothecary
- Serves
- Danville
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 1687 Dairy Dr, Nebo, NC 28761
- Phone
- +18286525458
- Website
- http://www.mcdowellhouse.com
- mcdowellhouse1@att.net
Services
- Public guided tours
- Group tours
- Field trips
- Virtual tour
- Gift shop