Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2015

1. Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital Marker

Inscription. Opened in 1895 as the first hospital for Blacks in this city, this facility trained and employed Black medical professionals who were excluded from other hospitals. In 1948, it merged to form Mercy-Douglass Hospital.

Erected 1992 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 39° 56.702′ N, 75° 10.081′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Rittenhouse Square. It is on Lombard Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1522 Lombard Street, Philadelphia PA 19146, 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: Philadelphia Tribune (within shouting distance of this marker); Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Gertrude E. H. Bustill Mossell (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frank Furness (about 500 feet away); Billie Holiday (about 600 feet away); Hotel Brotherhood USA (about

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700 feet away); Ambient Air Monitoring Site (about 700 feet away); On this block in 1927 (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Dunbar Theatre (was about 800 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by Don Morfe, April 15, 2015

2. Frederick Douglass Memorial Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,461 times since then and 93 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 21, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.