Delaware Memorial Hospital demolition photographs
Creation: 1985 March 16-1985 March 17Abstract
This collection is three photographs of the razing of Delaware Memorial Hospital. When originally founded in 1887, it was called Homeopathic Hospital since that was the branch of medicine that was practiced there. In 1940, it was renamed Memorial Hospital. It continued to serve the public also providing allopathic care until it was razed in 1985.
Dates
- Creation: 1985 March 16-1985 March 17
Extent
30 item(s)
Physical Description
3 photographic prints : b&w ; 8 x 10 in. 27 photographic prints : color ; 3 x 5 in.
Historical Note
In 1887, a group of women interested in homeopathic medicine, along with a group of like-minded physicians, collected money from friends and neighbors to build a hospital in Wilmington. Around this time, J. Walter Gause, a prominent resident of Wilmington, bought the Heald Home on the corner of Van Buren Street and Shallcross Avenue and donated it for use as a hospital. Known as the Homeopathic Hospital, it opened its doors on February 10, 1888. In 1940, the Homeopathic Hospital was renamed the Memorial Hospital in honor of those first friends who collected money and contributed to its growth and progress. The hospital also began to provide allopathic care. It continued to expand and serve the community until 1985 when it was razed.
Scope and Content
Views showing the implosion of the Delaware Memorial Hospital in Wilmington on March 16 and demolition clean-up on March 17, 1985.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Delaware Memorial Hospital demolition photographs
- Date:
- 2015
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository
