Bethesda in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Louis Stokes Laboratories

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 14, 2013

1. The Louis Stokes Laboratories Marker

Inscription. By Act of Congress
This building is designated as the (sic)

The Louis Stokes Laboratories

Congressman Louis Stokes served as a distinguished member of the United States Congress for 30 years, representing his native state of Ohio. He was elected to the House Appropriations committee in 1971, and served on the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, where he was a strong proponent of biomedical research. His dedicated service to the nation is marked by hard work and a commitment to fairness. His unwavering support of the National Institutes of Health is defined by judicious advocacy and determination that through research NIH can help eliminate disparities in health among the country's minority, poor, underserved and disadvantaged communities.

Dedicated 1998
Completed 2001

George W. Bush
President of the United States of America

Tommy G. Thompson
Secretary of Health and Human Services

Ruth L. Kirschstein, M.D.
Acting Director, National Institutes of Health

Erected by the United States Government.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Government & Politics • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1971.

Location.

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38° 59.992′ N, 77° 6.074′ W. Marker is in Bethesda, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Center Drive just south of South Drive, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on Building 50, along Center Drive, at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 50 South Drive, Bethesda MD 20894, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

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: The Centennial Anchor (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Honoring a Century of Women's Health (about 400 feet away); President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the NIH Bethesda campus on this site, October 31, 1940 (about 600 feet away); The Paul G. Rogers Plaza (about 700 feet away); Claude Denson Pepper Building (approx. ¼ mile away); At This Location (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Tree of Hippocrates (approx. 0.3 miles away); Old Spring House & Pool of Bethesda (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bethesda.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Tree of Hippocrates (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Louis Stokes. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. (Submitted on September 6, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 14, 2013

2. The Louis Stokes Laboratories Marker

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 14, 2013

3. The Louis Stokes Laboratories Marker

Building 50<br>The Louis Stokes Laboratories image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 14, 2013

4. Building 50
The Louis Stokes Laboratories

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 14, 2013

5. Building 50
The Louis Stokes Laboratories

Louis Stokes image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wikipedia

6. Louis Stokes

Congressman Louis Stokes image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, October 20, 2016

7. Congressman Louis Stokes

This 2012 portrait of Louis Stokes (February 23, 1925 – August 18, 2015) by Robert Hartshorn hangs in the lobby of Building 50.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 798 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 6, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 7. submitted on October 22, 2016, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.