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| Lincoln Sanitarium | |
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| Opened | 1908 |
| Closed | 1928 |
| Demolished | 1986 |
| Current Status | Demolished |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Location | Lincoln, NE |
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History[edit]
The Nebraska Sanitarium, which cost $30,000 to construct, opened in December 1908. The three story, 65 feet tall frame building included a basement and an open porch on three sides. The building contained e-ray equipment, several homeopathic treatment rooms and an operating room. There was room for 30 patients, many of whom stayed for several weeks receiving treatments. For several years the Nebraska Sanitarium was the only hospital in Hastings and treated non-Adventists as well as church members.
When the Mary Lanning Hospital became fully operational in 1920, the number of Sanitarium patients fell from an average of 700 a year to only 215. The building was sold in 1928 to Carl Pratt who used it as a private business college, then during World War II it was converted to apartments. The building was demolished in 1986 by Peace Lutheran Church for a parking lot.
