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Marine Hospital

Marine Hospital

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Marine Hospital

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2700 W Illinois St
Evansville, IN

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1888 Hospital is built
1947 Closed
c1984 Razed

Location

West end of Illinois St
District: Independence
Latitude: 37.97988522893
Longitude: -87.606482505798
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us marine hospital and grounds located at end of illinois //w indiana near barker built to take care of service men forerunner of veterans hosptial purchased 10 acres western limits of city 1888 and erected new buildings at a cost of $100k hospital building buit 1892

closed 1947

reopened 1949 us naval and marines corps training center 1962 served as us navy & marine corps reserve training center moved out 1975

potential reuse as condonimium retirement home and also as apartments http://www.westsideimprovement.org/marine_hospital_history.htm two story wooden building (just north of brick hospital) damaged by fire 1981 razed <1984


See also

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

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