Peachtree Center in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Atlanta's First Hospital
Historic Site
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach
1. Historic Site Marker
Saint Joseph's Hospital occupied this location until 1978, when it moved to 5665 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.
Location. 33° 45.662′ N, 84° 23.057′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Peachtree Center. It is at the intersection of Courtland Street NE and John Portman Boulevard NE, on the right when traveling south on Courtland Street NE. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30303, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Saint Joseph's (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Historic Reconciliation (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Imperial Hotel (approx. Ό mile away); First United Methodist Church (approx. Ό mile away); Georgia Power (approx. Ό mile away); Lynching in America / 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre (approx. Ό mile away); First Congregational Church United Church of Christ (approx. Ό mile away); National Medical Association: Medicine in the Civil Rights Movement (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, October 26, 2016
2. Historic Site Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2017, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 584 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 10, 2017, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
