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

Inscription. The oldest building still standing on the Presidi0, constructed by the United States Army.
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 (DAR) 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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is on California’s Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named 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 (about 400 feet away); Sixth United States Army (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Francisco.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Old Post Hospital (was a few steps from this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Old Post Hospital (National Park Service). (Submitted on January 9, 2020.)

Old Station Hospital Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

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 323 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.