United States Marine Hospital of Louisville
United States Marine Hospital of Louisville, Federal hospital in Portland neighborhood, Louisville, United States
The hospital building features Greek Revival architecture with a three-story central block and symmetrical wings on a hilltop near the Ohio River.
The United States Congress funded this hospital in 1845 as part of a network of seven medical facilities to care for merchant marine workers.
The Sisters of Mercy managed medical operations from 1869 to 1875, establishing structured patient care protocols for sailors and boatmen.
Indoor plumbing systems and advanced ventilation mechanisms throughout the building reduced infection rates among nineteenth-century patients receiving treatment.
The building remains the single preserved example of antebellum marine hospitals constructed along American waterways during the 1840s federal healthcare initiative.
Location: Louisville
Inception: 1845
Address: 2215 Portland Avenue
GPS coordinates: 38.27100,-85.78398
Latest update: March 12, 2025 19:37
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