The United States Marine Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, in the Portland neighborhood was built in 1845, and is considered the best remaining antebellum hospital in the United States. Of the seven hospitals built in the mid-19th century by the Marine Hospital Service “for the benefit of sick seamen, boatmen, and other navigators on the western rivers and lakes.”
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- The United States Marine Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, in the Portland neighborhood was part of the U.S. Marine Hospital system...
- In 2013, Marine Hospital was designated as One of the Ten Buildings that Changed Louisville.
- Constructed in 1851 by an act of the United States Congress, this three-story Greek Revival building served as a military hospital during the Civil War.
- ...Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, in the Portland neighborhood was built in 1845, and is considered the best remaining antebellum hospital in the United States.
- ULPA CS 037159 1, Caufield & Shook Collection, Photographic Archives, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.
- Designated a National Historic Landmark, the 1852 U.S. Marine Hospital reflects the importance of western waters to the commerce and growth of the U.S...
- The Friends of Marine Hospital is a support committee dedicated to the restoration of the historic U.S. Marine Hospital in Louisville, KY.
- In 1837, Congress authorized the construction of the U.S. Marine Hospital in Louisville “for the benefit of sick seamen, boatmen, and other navigators on the...
- In 1780, Commonwealth of Virginia instituted a nine pence–raised to one shilling in 1782–per month tax on sailors and merchant seamen to fund the hospital.
- The United States Marine Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, is a historic landmark with a rich and varied history.