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2627-47 Chicago Avenue: Northwestern Hospital for Women and Children

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2627-47 Chicago Avenue: Northwestern Hospital for Women and Children Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, November 2, 2022

1. 2627-47 Chicago Avenue: Northwestern Hospital for Women and Children Marker

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In November 1882, Harriet Walker, a civic leader and health care advocate, summoned 44 women to lay plans for what would become Northwestern Hospital for Women and Children. It opened in a rented house at 2504 Fourth Avenue South, with the goal of caring for indigent women and children and training nurses. In the hospital's first year, it served 97 patients, 74 of whom were treated at no cost. In 1887, Walker and her all-female staff dedicated the first structure built specifically for hospital use at the corner of Chicago Avenue and 27th Street, on land donated by local businessman Levi Stewart. After several mergers, including with Abbott Hospital, Eitel Hospital, and the Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, what started as Northwestern Hospital in 1882 became Abbott Northwestern Hospital in 1980.

En noviembre de 1882, Harriet Walker, líder civil y defensor de salud pública, reunió 44 mujeres para planear el Northwestern Hospital for Women and Children. Este se inauguró en una vivienda alquilada en Fourth South Avenue 2504, con el fin de atender mujeres y niños necesitados, y capacitar enfermeras. En el primer año, atendió a 97 pacientes, de los cuales 74 recibieron atención gratuita. En 1887, Walker y su personal femenino destinaron el primer edificio construido especialmente para uso hospitalario, en la esquina de Chicago Avenue y 27th Street, tierra donada por el empresario local Levi Stewart. Después de varias fusiones, como con Abbot Hospital, Eitel Hospital y Sister Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, lo que comenzó como Northwestern Hospital en 1882 se covertió en Abbott Northwestern Hospital en 1980.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine • Women. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets: Minneapolis, Minnesota series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 1882.

Location. 44° 56.915′ N, 93° 15.768′ W. Marker is in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in Hennepin County. It is in Phillips. It is at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and E. Lake Street, on the right when traveling south on Chicago Avenue. The marker is at the northwest corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2940 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis MN 55407, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the

Northwestern Hospital for Women and Children Marker west of the Midtown Exchange image. Click for full size.

Photographed by McGhiever, November 2, 2022

2. Northwestern Hospital for Women and Children Marker west of the Midtown Exchange

Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 804 East Lake: Town Treat Café / Calle Lake Este 804: Cafetería Town Treat (within shouting distance of this marker); Midtown: A Place to Call Home (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Park Avenue Residential District / Distrito Residencial Avenida Park (about 600 feet away); 3009 Park Avenue: Pauline and Thomane Fjelde (about 600 feet away); 2947 10th Avenue South: St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church (about 700 feet away); 2845 10th Avenue South: Elevator X (about 700 feet away); An Era of New Business on the Rail Corridor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Minneapolis in the Age of Grade Separation (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Minneapolis.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 414 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 21, 2024, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.