Downtown in Frederick in Frederick County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
173 West All Saints Street
At 173 West All Saints Street
Dr. Ulysses G. Bourne
and
Dr. Charles Brooks
Operated a 15-Bed Hospital
for African Americans
from 1919 to 1928
This Plaque Erected By
The Kiwanis Club of Frederick
June 6, 1998
Erected 1998 by The Kiwanis Club of Frederick.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is June 6, 1998.
Location. 39° 24.724′ N, 77° 24.901′ W. Marker is in Frederick, Maryland, in Frederick County. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from West All Saints Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 173 West All Saints Street, Frederick MD 21701, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area and in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mountain City Lodge No. 382 (here, next to this marker); First Black High School in Frederick County (a few steps from this marker); The Emancipation Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Mullinix Park (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Water Level of the 1976 Flood (about 300 feet away); Braddock, Washington, and Franklin (about 600 feet away); Mary Quantrill's Stand (about 700 feet away); Saints Street (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frederick.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Home of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney (was about 400 feet away but has been permanently removed).
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,065 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 18, 2017, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

