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Gilbert Memorial Sanitarium

Gilbert Memorial Sanitarium

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a.k.a. Hadi Shrine Temple

6 Walnut St.
Evansville, IN

Quick Timeline

1910 Gilbert Hosptial moves from its original location
1923 Hadi Shrine takes over building

Location

North corner of Walnut St and Riverside St
District: Downtown
Latitude: 37.967970806129
Longitude: -87.573869526386
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Architecture


History


Comments

The 3 story, 30 room hospital is built in 1910. Gilbert Hospital moves from its original location on Harriet and Michigan. Crescent Club Building replaced Saunders company and livery barn

owned by a private club 1914

(Part of) Hayden Hospital c1923

Home of the Crescent Club 1923 which disbanded (there since 1914?)

In 1923, buy the building and the Hadi Shriners turn the facility into their mosque hadi site says when bought (part of) the hayden hospital, purchased by them? not in 1922 directory http://www.hadishrine.org/


See also

HistoricEvansville.com: Hospitals / Medical
HistoricEvansville.com: Downtown district

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