Main Post in San Francisco City and County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Old Station Hospital
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, December 26, 2015
1. Old Station Hospital Marker
1857
Erected 1956 by Daughters of the American Revolution California Chapter.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.
Location. 37° 48.024′ N, 122° 27.307′ W. Marker is in San Francisco, California, in San Francisco City and County. It is in Main Post. Marker is on Funston Avenue south of Lincoln Boulevard, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Francisco CA 94129, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Old Post Hospital (a few steps from this marker); French 24-Pounder (within shouting distance of this marker); Presidio of San Francisco (within shouting distance of this marker); Bringing A Creek Back to Life: Thompson Reach (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Women in the Army: U.S. Army Nurse Corps (about 300 feet away); Western Defense Command Headquarters (about 400 feet away); Old and New: Presidio Fire Station
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Also see . . . Old Post Hospital (National Park Service). (Submitted on January 9, 2020.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, December 26, 2015
2. Old Station Hospital Marker - wide view
"Constructed during the Civil War, the Post Hospital is one of the oldest standing buildings on the Presidio. It served as the first general hospital on the Presidio, Wright General Hospital. After being downgraded to a post hospital after the war in 1865, the original facility was expanded from 10 rooms, plus kitchen and dining room, to four wards, plus prisoner ward and morgue. In 1897, an octagonal surgical tower with windows on all sides was added to provide a well-lit operating room. Patients had use of a hospital library, and a vegetable garden and milk cow supplied the kitchen.After Letterman General Hospital opened in 1899, the building was used as a dentist office, post dispensary and drug rehabilitation center. It housed the Presidio Army Museum from 1974 until February 2000." - National Park Service
The marker is visible here mounted to the wall of the former hospital building.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 172 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
