Difference between revisions of "Sixth District Tuberculosis Hospital"
(Created page with "{{infobox institution | name = Sixth District Tuberculosis Hospital | image = ALusmarine.png | image_size = 250px | alt = | caption = | established = | construction_began =...") |
(No difference)
|
Latest revision as of 21:09, 18 February 2025
| Sixth District Tuberculosis Hospital | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Opened | 1955 (as a TB hospital) |
| Closed | 1974 |
| Current Status | Preserved |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Location | Mobile, Alabama |
| Alternate Names |
|
History[edit]
Established in 1843, the United States Marine Hospital of Mobile has served a variety of purposes ranging from providing care for United States servicemen to a tuberculosis hospital. From 1861 to 1865, the hospital was even used by an occupying force of Confederates for use as a military hospital for soldiers who fought against the United States during the Civil War.
Shortly after that war, the building was returned to the government of the United States and by 1870, the hospital had reopened. The hospital's use declined following World War II and in 1952, the military converted the hospital to serve as an out-patient clinic for the residents of Mobile. Shortly after the US Government ceded control of the building to the State of Alabama, the former Marine hospital was utilized as a tuberculosis sanatorium. On May 22, 1974, the building was accepted into the National Register of Historic Places. The building now serves as the home of the Mobile County Health Department and includes a medical clinic.
