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]
| Sydenham Hospital for Communicable Diseases | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Organization | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Communicable diseases |
| Demolished | 2013 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Maryland |
Sydenham Hospital for Communicable Diseases | |
 Main hospital building, August 2011. | |
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| Location | Argonne Dr., W. of Herring Rd., Baltimore, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°20′16″N 76°34′52″W / 39.33778°N 76.58111°W |
| Area | 10 acres (4.0 ha) |
| Built | 1924 |
| Architect | Edward Hughes Glidden, Sr. |
| Architectural style | Italian Renaissance Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001294[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 30, 1998 |
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
External links
- Montebello State Hospital, Baltimore City, including photo from 1998, at Maryland Historical Trust