Providence Lying-In Hospital
Providence Lying-In Hospital | |
Location | Providence, Rhode Island |
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Coordinates | 41°50′8″N 71°25′47″W / 41.83556°N 71.42972°W |
Built | 1922 |
Architect | Stevens & Lee; Et al. |
Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Other |
NRHP reference No. | 86001512 [1] |
Added to NRHP | August 13, 1986 |
The Providence Lying-In Hospital (later known as Women & Infants Hospital) is a historic hospital building located at 50 Maude Street in Providence, Rhode Island. The main building is a 4-1/2 story Gothic Revival structure which was designed in 1922 by Edward Stevens of Stevens and Lee and completed in 1926. It was the city's fourth hospital. To the west of this building is the Nurses' Home, designed by Wallis E. Howe and completed in 1933, following the general architectural style of the first building. The hospital was the first in the state to specialize in obstetrical services and the first to offer specialized nurse training.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986[1] and now houses a rehabilitation center and a hospice center.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Providence Lying-In Hospital" (PDF). Rhode Island Preservation. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
- Hospital buildings completed in 1922
- Hospitals in Rhode Island
- Buildings and structures in Providence, Rhode Island
- National Register of Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island
- Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Rhode Island
- Providence, Rhode Island Registered Historic Place stubs
- Northeastern United States hospital stubs
- Providence, Rhode Island building and structure stubs