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. 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.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1947.

Location. 30° 40.359′ N, 88° 3.12′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is on South Washington Avenue north of Virginia Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this

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postal address: 735 South Washington Avenue, Mobile AL 36603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in the Mobile Bay area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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 direct line); Restoring Justice / Lives Lost in The Segregation Era (approx. 0.4 miles away); Confederate Rest (approx. half a mile away); Sha'arei Shomayim Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); Home of Joe Cain (approx. 0.6 miles away); Jewish Rest Magnolia Cemetery (approx. 0.7 miles away); Battle of Fort Blakely Monument (approx. 0.7 miles away); A National Cemetery System

The Allen Memorial Home is behind the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

2. The Allen Memorial Home is behind the marker.

(approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

View of marker looking north on South Washington Avenue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

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 3,889 times since then and 247 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.