Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital

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Dr. Susan Picotte Memorial Hospital
Front of the hospital
Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital is located in Nebraska
Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital
Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital is located in the United States
Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital
Location505 Matthewson St., Walthill, Nebraska
Coordinates42°9′6″N 96°29′41″W / 42.15167°N 96.49472°W / 42.15167; -96.49472
Built1912
ArchitectWilliam L. Steele
Architectural styleCraftsman
NRHP reference No.88002762
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 16, 1988 [1]
Designated NHLApril 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]

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.[4]

The building was a working hospital until the late 1940s, after which it served a variety of functions since, including a museum.[3][5] As of 2013, it housed Mi'Jhu'Wi Ministries, a nonprofit providing services to the people of the Omaha Reservation.[6]

The hospital was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.[2][7]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
  3. ^ a b c "Picotte Memorial Hospital". National American Indian Heritage Month. Washington, DC: National Park Service. November 2001.
  4. ^ 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). National Park Service: 4. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  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). National Park Service: 5. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "Mi'Jhu'Wi Ministries". Retrieved 2013-06-12.
  7. ^ 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). National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 24 photos, exterior and interior, undated (32 KB)

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