Red Lodge in Carbon County, Montana — The American West (Mountains)

Carbon County Hospital And Sanitarium

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 26, 2011

1. Carbon County Hospital and Sanitarium Marker

Inscription. When prominent local physician and surgeon Dr. Samuel Souders built this magnificent hospital in 1909, it was considered “state-of-the-art.” Amenities included a central heating system, wide doorways and hallways, an elevator, and private telephones in patients’ rooms. The operating room featured white enameled walls and a white marble tile floor, then considered the best surfaces for sterilization. The Craftsman style facility follows a domestic floorplan common in period hospital construction and could accommodate thirty to fifty patients. Although a large classical style front porch, balcony, and covered ambulance entrance were removed in the 1940s, the splendid building endures as a significant element of the district.

Erected by Montana National Register Sign Program.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Montana National Register Sign Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. 45° 11.341′ N, 109° 14.813′ W. Marker is in Red Lodge, Montana, in Carbon County. It is at the intersection of North Broadway Avenue (U.S. 212) and 9th Street, on the right when traveling north on North Broadway Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Red Lodge MT 59068, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this marker is in Yellowstone Country

and in Greater Billings.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in the Lewis & Clark Corridor.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: B.P.O.E. Lodge #534 (within shouting distance of this marker); Hawkes & Son Photography Studio (within shouting distance of this marker); Labor Temple (within shouting distance of this marker); 105 North Broadway (within shouting distance of this marker); Carbon County Courthouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); W. A. Talmage Company Hardware (about 400 feet away); Picket Block (about 500 feet away); Alderson House (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Red Lodge.

Also see . . . Red Lodge, Montana - Gateway to Yellowstone Park. (Submitted on August 1, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Carbon County Hospital and Sanitarium image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 26, 2011

2. Carbon County Hospital and Sanitarium

Credits. This page was last revised on December 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 1, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 867 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 1, 2011, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.