Highland Park in Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

St. Vincent’s Hospital

Birmingham’s Oldest Hospital

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 13, 2010

1. St. Vincent’s Hospital Marker

Inscription. Named for St. Vincent de Paul, founder of the Daughters of Charity in France in 1633, the hospital opened December 20, 1898 in the temporarily rented Henry F. DeBardelaben mansion at 206 15th Street South. Father Patrick A. O’Reilly founded the hospital together with Sisters Antonia, Benedicta, Patricia and Placida. Filling Birmingham’s desperate need for a hospital, the magnificent original building was dedicated on this site on November 29, 1900 at a cost of $223,000. The State’s first School of Nursing was founded here by Sister Chrysostom Moynahan, Alabama’s first Registered Nurse. The current facility was dedicated May 25, 1974. On December 5, 1997 the Women’s and Children’s Center and Bruno Conference Center were added.

Erected 1999 by Birmingham-Jefferson Historical Society / St. Vincent’s Hospital.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Religion & Religious Structures • Science & Medicine. A significant historical date for this entry is May 25, 1783.

Location. 33° 30.572′ N, 86° 47.314′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is in Highland

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Park. It is at the intersection of Saint Vincents Drive and University Blvd South, in the median on Saint Vincents Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 817 St Vincents Dr, Birmingham AL 35205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A.B. Loveman House (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Coe House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jordan Home (approx. 0.4 miles away); Donnelly House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Thompson House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Site of the First Alabama - Auburn Football Game (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Altamont Apartments (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Little Theater Clark Memorial Theatre Virginia Samford Theatre (approx. 0.4 miles

Photographed by Tim Carr, February 13, 2010

2. St. Vincent’s Hospital & Marker

away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.

Also see . . . Early Days Photo of St. Vincent's Hospital from Dystopos' photostream. (Submitted on February 14, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama.)

St. Vincent’s Hospital image. Click for full size.

circa 1930

3. St. Vincent’s Hospital

This hospital, rated as one of the finest in the South, was erected in 1900 by the Sisters of Charity, of the Order of St. Vincent de Paul. It was named for St. Vincent de Paul, who founded this order in Paris, France, in 1625.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 3,607 times since then and 108 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 14, 2010, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 3. submitted on October 6, 2013. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.