Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital
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Dr. Susan Picotte Memorial Hospital
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Front of the hospital
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| Location: | 505 Matthewson St., Walthill, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates: | 42°9′6″N 96°29′41″W / 42.15167°N 96.49472°WCoordinates: 42°9′6″N 96°29′41″W / 42.15167°N 96.49472°W |
| Built: | 1912 |
| Architect: | William L. Steele |
| Architectural style: | Craftsman |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 88002762 |
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| Added to NRHP: | December 16, 1988 [1] |
| Designated NHL: | April 19, 1993[2] |
Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital, also known as Walthill Hospital or Dr. Susan Picotte Memorial Hospital, is a hospital in Walthill, Nebraska, on the Omaha Indian Reservation.
The hospital was developed by Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte (1865–1915), the first female Native American medical doctor.[3] Built with money raised by Picotte from various sources, it was the first hospital for any Indian reservation not funded by government money.[3]
A working hospital until the late 1940s, the building has served a variety of functions since, most recently including a museum. It is now owned by the Center for Rural Affairs, which is in the process of restoring it.[3][4]
The hospital was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.[2][5]
The building was designed by architect William L. Steele in 1912 and built in 1912–1913. Set on a concrete foundation on a hill overlooking Walthill, the one-and-one-half-story hospital was built in the American Craftsman style of architecture. Typical of Craftsman style, it features a low-pitched, shingled (originally wood-shingled) roof, wide eaves with large braces beneath, exposed roof rafter tails, and a centered gabled dormer. A prominent screened porch runs the entire length of the front (east side) of the structure, bounded by columns that support the roof.[6]
The building currently houses Mi'Jhu'Wi Ministries, a nonprofit providing services to the people of the Omaha Reservation.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ^ a b "Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ a b c "Picotte Memorial Hospital". National American Indian Heritage Month. Washington, DC: National Park Service. November 2001.
- ^ Jill S. Mesirow and Page Putnam Miller (June 19, 1992). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital / Walthill Hospital PDF (32 KB). National Park Service. p. 5.
- ^ Jill S. Mesirow and Page Putnam Miller (June 19, 1992). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital / Walthill Hospital PDF (32 KB). National Park Service and Accompanying 24 photos, exterior and interior, undated PDF (32 KB)
- ^ Jill S. Mesirow and Page Putnam Miller (June 19, 1992). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital / Walthill Hospital PDF (32 KB). National Park Service. p. 4.
- ^ "Mi'Jhu'Wi Ministries". Retrieved 2013-06-12.
External links[edit]
- __: __ photos, __drawings, __data pages and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey
- Picotte Memorial Hospital, from a National American Indian Heritage Month feature at the National Park Service
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