Booth-Boyd in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bon Secours Hospital

Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 9, 2007

1. Bon Secours Hospital Marker

Inscription. Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours, a nursing order founded in France in 1824, sent three members to Baltimore in May, 1881, at the request of Cardinal Gibbons. Their first U.S. convent opened at West Baltimore and Payson Streets the following year. The sisters were soon widely known for their long hours and compassionate care of the sick. Bon Secours Hospital began here with 22 beds in 1919. Marker erected in 1981 to celebrate 100 years of health care on this site.

Erected 1981 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1881.

Location. 39° 17.29′ N, 76° 38.926′ W. Marker is in Baltimore, Maryland. It is in Booth-Boyd. It is on West Baltimore Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2000 W Baltimore St, Baltimore MD 21223, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: World War I Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mary Rosemond and the Movement Against Destruction (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mother Lange and the Oblate Sisters of Providence

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Lucille Clifton (approx. 0.3 miles away); Clarence and Parren Mitchell (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Maddox Family and Time Printers (approx. 0.4 miles away); William “Little Willie” Adams and Victorine Quille Adams (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Arabbers (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.

Also see . . . Cardinal Gibbons. (Submitted on September 11, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

Bon Secours Hospital from W. Baltimore Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 9, 2007

2. Bon Secours Hospital from W. Baltimore Street

Bon Secours Hospital from W. Fayette Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 9, 2007

3. Bon Secours Hospital from W. Fayette Street

Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 11, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,706 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 11, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.