Bella Vista in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Christian Street Hospital

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 11, 2015

1. Christian Street Hospital Marker

Inscription. First Civil War U.S. Army Hospital, founded May, 1861. Here Drs. Mitchell, Keen, Morehouse, and others used electric current, drugs, and other experiments in pioneering treatment of nerve and related disorders. Closed 1865.

Erected 2005 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.

Location. 39° 56.341′ N, 75° 9.509′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Bella Vista. It is at the intersection of Christian Street and South Hutchinson Street, on the right when traveling east on Christian Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 924 Christian Street, Philadelphia PA 19147, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "The Italian Market" (within shouting distance of this marker); South 9th Street Curb Market (within shouting distance of this marker); Di Bruno Bros. (within shouting distance of this marker); La Festa della Repubblica (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Frank Sinatra Weds Ava Gardner in Philadelphia (within shouting distance of this marker); Ralph's Italian Restaurant (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bardascino Park (about 500 feet away); Giannini Family (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Don Morfe, March 11, 2015

2. Christian Street Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,125 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.