Sydenham Hospital for Communicable Diseases

Sydenham Hospital for Communicable Diseases
Main hospital building, August 2011.
Location Argonne Dr., W. of Herring Rd., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates 39°20′16″N 76°34′52″W / 39.33778°N 76.58111°W / 39.33778; -76.58111Coordinates: 39°20′16″N 76°34′52″W / 39.33778°N 76.58111°W / 39.33778; -76.58111
Area 10 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1924 (1924)
Architect Edward Hughes Glidden, Sr.
Architectural style Italian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference # 98001294[1]
Added to NRHP October 30, 1998

Sydenham Hospital for Communicable Diseases, also known as Montebello State Hospital or Montebello State Chronic Disease Hospital, was a hospital and is a national historic district in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It was originally constructed in 1922-1924, and the campus consists of seven Italian Renaissance Revival style buildings: the main hospital building, the administration building, the kitchen, the nurses’ home, the laundry with servants’ quarters above, the garage, and the powerhouse. A residence for the Director of Medical Research was added in 1939. The campus was designed by noted Baltimore architect Edward Hughes Glidden.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

The patient records of Sydenham Hospital are held at the National Library of Medicine and showcase nature and treatment of communicable diseases in the pre-antibiotic era.[3]

The main hospital building was demolished in 2013 and an empty lot now sits in its place.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Andrea Bakewell Lowery and Laura Hughes (March 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sydenham Hospital for Communicable Diseases" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. ↑ "Sydenham Hospital Records 1909-1962". National Library of Medicine.
  4. ↑ Alexander (2014-11-17). "Deserted Places: The abandoned Montebello State Hospital in Baltimore". Deserted Places. Retrieved 2017-03-21.
  5. ↑ "The Montebello State Hospital for Communicable Diseases - Viral Infections Blog Articles". www.viralinfections.info. Retrieved 2017-03-21.


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