Highland Vicinity in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

St. Vincent's Hospital

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 5, 2023

1. St. Vincent's Hospital Marker, Side One

Inscription. The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul opened its state-of-the-art hospital here on February 3, 1913, its third location in Indianapolis since 1881. Facilities and services were improved and expanded to include a nursing school and residence hall in 1927 and a 35-bed children's department in 1939. Philanthropic Hospital Guild was founded in 1933.

Daughters of Charity moved to convent built on grounds 1960 to make room for 65 additional patient beds 1962. Coronary unit added 1966. Limitations of building and land resulted in 1974 move to 86th Street site. Facilities here used for subsidized housing until 2003; purchased by Ivy Tech Community College 2006. Much of original 1913 front brick façade remains.

Erected 2013 by Indiana Historical Bureau • St. Vincent Health. (Marker Number 49.2013.1.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Indiana Historical Bureau Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 3, 1913.

Location. 39° 48.204′ N, 86° 9.608′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It is in Highland Vicinity.

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It is on West Fall Creek Parkway North Drive east of North Capitol Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2535 N Capitol Ave, Indianapolis IN 46208, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Indiana.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joseph W. Summers Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Joseph W. Summers Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home of Charles Warren Fairbanks (approx. half a mile away); Andrew “Bo” Foster / Andrew Foster, 1919-1987 (approx. half a mile away); Lt. Col. Joseph H. Ward, M.D. (approx. 0.6 miles away); Indiana Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs (approx. 0.7 miles away); Prince Hall Freemasonry (approx. 0.7 miles away); Camp Morton (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianapolis.

Regarding St. Vincent's Hospital. The hospital continues to treat patients. Catholic health system Ascension acquired the hospital in 1999 and changed its name to Ascension St. Vincent in 2018.

Also see . . .
1. Postcards from the Past: Saint Vincent Hospitals and Health Services, Indianapolis (PDF). Saint Vincent Hospital moved to a new 250-bed hospital on Fall Creek in February 1913, a location that served as Saint Vincent's home for the next 61 years. The first birth at Fall Creek occurred

St. Vincent''s Hospital Marker, Side Two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 5, 2023

2. St. Vincent''s Hospital Marker, Side Two

on 3 February, when the appropriately-named Vincentia Connor greeted the world. The legacy of Saint Vincent de Paul stayed with this child throughout her adult life as she later went on to graduate from the Saint Vincent School of Nursing. (Sharon Richardt, Vincentian Heritage Journal, 2000) (Submitted on August 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. History of the St. Vincent Hospital Fall Creek Building. The origins of the building that would eventually be the birthplace of 50% of all babies born in Indianapolis between 1913 and 1974 begins at the Vatican in 1878. (Ryan Hamlett, Historic Indianapolis, Jan. 14, 2014) (Submitted on August 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

St. Vincent's Hospital Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 5, 2023

3. St. Vincent's Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 887 times since then and 88 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.