Lincoln Park in Chicago in Cook County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

North Chicago Hospital Building

Chicago Landmark

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 26, 2021

1. North Chicago Hospital Building Marker

Inscription.
North Chicago Hospital Building
Meyer J. Sturm, architect;
M. Louis Kroman, associated architect
1928-29

This building is a handsome example of a neighborhood hospital building, built when Chicago was dotted with small privately owned hospitals, and exemplifies the expansion of medical care throughout the city during the early 20th century. Designed in the Italian Renaissance Revival style with arched and pedimented openings and elaborate Classical-style details, the building has long been visually prominent in the Lincoln Park neighborhood due to its size and location at a bend in North Clark Street.

Designated on May 13, 2009
Richard M. Daley, Mayor

Erected by Commission on Chicago Landmarks.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Illinois, Chicago Landmarks Commission series list.

Location. 41° 55.754′ N, 87° 38.55′ W. Marker is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County. It is in Lincoln Park. Marker is on North Clark Street south of West Wrightwood Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2551 North Clark Street, Chicago IL 60614, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini (approx. 0.2 miles away); László Moholy-Nagy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brewster Apartments (approx. ¼ mile away); Elks Memorial Headquarters Building (approx. ¼ mile away); The Boulevard System (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lincoln Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Pearl M. Hart (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mid-North District (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chicago.

Also see . . . North Chicago Hospital Building (City of Chicago). The Landmark Designation report produced by the City. Provides not only (the usual) building history, with pictures, but provides extensive historical context as well.

"Chicago’s importance as a medical center cannot be overstated. Chicago was a mecca for physicians of all practices and for surgical innovations. The world’s first successful open-heart surgery was performed at the African-American-run Provident Hospital in 1893. Other Chicago firsts include the use of antiseptic medicine around the turn of the century, the first diagnosis of a heart attack in 1912, the use of the first incubator in 1922, and the world’s first blood bank, established at Cook County Hospital in 1937. It was claimed that at one point, one out of four American physicians received
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 26, 2021

2. North Chicago Hospital Building Marker - wide view
their training directly or indirectly from Cook County Hospital alone."

(Submitted on August 31, 2021.)

North Chicago Hospital Building and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 26, 2021

3. North Chicago Hospital Building and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 183 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 31, 2021, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.