U.S. Marine Hospital
National Register of Historic Places

U.S. Marine Hospital

Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
Listed
June 26, 1974
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
74000428

About this property

The United States Marine Hospital, formerly known as Frank S. Keeler Memorial Hospital, is a historic Greek Revival hospital building in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Construction began in 1838 and was completed in 1842. It was designed by architect Frederick Bunnell and was operated by the Marine Hospital Service from its opening until it closed, in 1952.

Location

800 St. Anthony St.
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
30.69129, -88.05445

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 74000428. It was listed on June 26, 1974.

Categories

ARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

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Convent of Mercy
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St. Louis Street Missionary Baptist Church
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Nearby Battles

Capture of Fort Charlotte (Mobile)
1813Early Republic
0.7 mi
De Soto – Battle near Mobile Bay 1540
1540Colonial
0.7 mi
Confederate Surrender — Taylor in Alabama
1865Civil War
0.7 mi
Battle of Mobile (Spanish 1780)
1780Revolutionary War
0.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was U.S. Marine Hospital listed on the National Register?

U.S. Marine Hospital was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 26, 1974.

What type of historic resource is U.S. Marine Hospital?

U.S. Marine Hospital is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for U.S. Marine Hospital?

The period of significance for U.S. Marine Hospital is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1838.

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