Benjamin Stickney Cable Memorial Hospital, former hospital in Massachusetts, United States
Benjamin Stickney Cable Memorial Hospital is a Colonial Revival brick and terracotta building constructed in Ipswich, Massachusetts in 1917. The original H-shaped structure features wood-paneled walls, glass doors, and detailed crown molding throughout its interior spaces.
The hospital opened in 1917 following a fundraising campaign that began in 1906, led by Richard T. Crane Jr. who purchased the land and provided funding. After closure in 1980, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
The building was named after Benjamin Stickney Cable, a friend of benefactor Richard Crane who died in a car accident. This naming honors his memory and ties the hospital to the personal stories of the Crane family.
The building sits at a busy intersection where two state routes meet in Ipswich and is accessible via local roads. Today it functions as residential housing and is not open for hospital visits.
A group of eighth-grade girls started fundraising in 1908 for an ambulance and hospital, with many continuing their efforts after graduation. This community movement shows how dedicated local residents were to healthcare, with their work taking nearly a decade before the hospital finally opened in 1917.
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