Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
St. Martin de Porres Hospital
Photographed By Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017
1. St. Martin de Porres Hospital Marker
Inscription.
St. Martin de Porres Hospital. . Established in 1947 by the Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile for the black community because segregation prevented black doctors from admitting patients to the City Hospital. Present building erected in 1950 and named for St. Martin de Porres, who was born in 1597 in Lima, Peru the son of a Spanish nobleman and a freed black slave. He cared for the sick and many cures were attributed to him. With desegregation in 1971, the hospital closed. In 1976, it became a nursing facility, the Allen Memorial Home, named for Edward Allen, fifth Bishop of Mobile.
Established in 1947 by the Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile for the black community because segregation prevented black doctors from admitting patients to the City Hospital. Present building erected in 1950 and named for St. Martin de Porres, who was born in 1597 in Lima, Peru the son of a Spanish nobleman and a freed black slave. He cared for the sick and many cures were attributed to him. With desegregation in 1971, the hospital closed. In 1976, it became a nursing facility, the Allen Memorial Home, named for Edward Allen, fifth Bishop of Mobile.
Erected by the African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile. (Marker Number 33.)
Location. 30° 40.359′ N, 88° 3.12′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. Marker is on South Washington Avenue north of Virginia Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 735 South Washington Avenue, Mobile AL 36603, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. W.H. Council Traditional School (about 700 feet away, measured in a
3. View of marker looking north on South Washington Avenue.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,493 times since then and 165 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
