Sacramento McClellan Airport in McClellan Park in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Base Hospital
Building No. 3
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado
1. Base Hospital Marker
Inscription.
Base Hospital. Building No. 3. The base hospital, built in 1938, was the second building completed at the Sacramento Air Depot. The hospital provided services to all depot personnel, including the delivery of the first baby born on the base in 1939. The hospital building conveys comfort and reassurance through its Classical detailing, such as the Corinthian capitals on the pilasters at the entry door, the shell and egg and dart motifs in the entry door cornice, and the quoins (or false corner stones) surrounding the entry door. The overall style of the building, with its board-formed concrete surface and geometric shape, provides a sense of continuity with the other International style administrative buildings in the district. This view shows the hospital under construction in 1937.
The base hospital, built in 1938, was the second building completed at the Sacramento Air Depot. The hospital provided services to all depot personnel, including the delivery of the first baby born on the base in 1939. The hospital building conveys comfort and reassurance through its Classical detailing, such as the Corinthian capitals on the pilasters at the entry door, the shell and egg and dart motifs in the entry door cornice, and the quoins (or false corner stones) surrounding the entry door. The overall style of the building, with its board-formed concrete surface and geometric shape, provides a sense of continuity with the other International style administrative buildings in the district. This view shows the hospital under construction in 1937.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1938.
Location. 38° 39.727′ N, 121° 23.118′ W. Marker is in McClellan Park, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Sacramento McClellan Airport. It is at the intersection of Arnold Avenue and Mitchell Street, on the left when traveling north on Arnold Avenue. The metal marker is mounted to a wood post near the front steps. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5201 Arnold Avenue, McClellan CA 95652, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro, in Sacramento Valley, and specifically in the Central Valley. 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Regarding Base Hospital. The building is now the headquarters for the Twin Rivers Unified School District Police.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. McClellan Air Force Base
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 7, 2023
2. Base Hospital Marker
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 7, 2023
3. Base Hospital Building
Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, May 7, 2023
4. Building Cornerstone
Erected by
The Quartermaster Corps
United States Army
1937
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 348 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 3, 2023, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.
