French Fort in Memphis in Shelby County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
U.S. Marine Hospital
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 7, 2019
1. U.S. Marine Hospital Marker
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Military • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.
Location. 35° 7.4′ N, 90° 4.447′ W. Marker is in Memphis, Tennessee, in Shelby County. It is in French Fort. Marker is on Metal Museum Drive south of West Illinois Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 360 Metal Museum Dr, Memphis TN 38106, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Chisca Mound (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); De Soto Viewed the Mississippi (about 400 feet away); Fortress of Chisca (about 500 feet away); Chickasaw Heritage Park (about 500 feet away); Fort Pickering (about 500 feet away); Memphis Martyrs (approx. 0.4 miles away); Tom Lee Monument (approx. one mile away); Site of First Memphis Telephone (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Memphis.
Regarding U.S. Marine Hospital. From Memphis Heritage, Inc. (National Register nomination is not available online):
The present-day ColonialRevival-style U.S. Marine Hospital Building was constructed on the site in 1934-1936, followed by its associated Steam Laundry in Modernist style in 1939. A couple of other smaller buildings were constructed as staff quarters at the same time just west of the hospital along California Avenue, now known as Metal Museum Drive. In order to make room for the large three-story, three-wing hospital building, both the Executive Building and the Laundry-Kitchen (Nurses Quarters), were shifted about 100 feet out of its way, to the northwest and northeast respectively. … The western end of the hospital grounds was sold to the City of Memphis shortly after the facility closed in 1960, and was later leased to the National Ornamental Metal Museum. The eastern portion of the complex containing the U.S. Marine Hospital Building, the Nurses Quarters and the Steam Laundry was sold by the federal government in 2003 to a private group headed by Lauren and Hilliard Crews. Renovation of the main brick hospital building was nearly complete by October 2020; it and complementary buildings will house 71 apartments in a new development branded The Marine Residence.
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Also see . . . U.S. Marine Hospital. Memphis Landmarks Commission staff report includes passages from the National Register application. (City of Memphis) (Submitted on April 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 7, 2019
2. U.S. Marine Hospital Marker
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 23, 2023
3. Former U.S. Marine Hospital
The main building has been converted into apartments.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 28, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
