Columbus in Franklin County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Starling Medical College and St. Francis Hospital
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008
1. Starling Medical College and St. Francis Hospital Marker
This site, now Grant Medical Center, was the original location of the neo-gothic building that housed St. Francis Hospital and Starling Medical College, named for Columbus benefactor Lyne Starling. Established in 1849, Starling Medical College/St. Francis Hospital was significant as it was the first institution in the United States, governed by a single board of trustees, designed to combine patient care and clinical teaching in the same building. The Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis served the hospital during its existence. Starling Medical College was the forerunner of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and St. Francis Hospital continued as a teaching hospital until it closed in 1955 and was later razed in 1957.Erected 1996 by Academy of Medicine, Grant/Riverside Methodist Hospitals, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 21-25.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Notable Buildings
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., October 17, 2008
2. Starling Medical College and St. Francis Hospital Marker
Grant Hospital behind marker.
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Location. 39° 57.659′ N, 82° 59.534′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Ohio, in Franklin County. Marker is at the intersection of State Street and 6th Street, on the right when traveling east on State Street. Marker is immediately north of Grant Hospital Emergency & Trauma Center entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus OH 43215, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Columbus Main Library / Judge Noah Swayne Home (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Discovery Park (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of First Wendy's Restaurant (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Joseph Cathedral (approx. 0.2 miles away); Topiary Garden (approx. 0.2 miles away); Washington Gladden (approx. ¼ mile away); Deaf School Park (approx. ¼ mile away); Deaf School Park Topiary Garden: 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Ile de la Grande Jatte' (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.
Photographed By Detroit Publishing Company, circa 1905
3. St. Francis Hospital, Columbus, O.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,931 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on November 29, 2014. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
