Global InformationPolhemus Memorial Clinic information
| Polhemus Memorial Clinic | |
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 Polhemus Memorial Clinic, shortly after completion | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 40°41′28″N 73°59′45″W / 40.691125°N 73.995795°W |
| History | |
| Construction started | 1897 |
| Opened | January 5, 1898 |
| Closed | July 2008 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
The Polhemus Memorial Clinic in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, New York City was built in 1897 as an extension of a hospital for the poor on the corner of Henry and Amity streets. It was officially inaugurated January 5, 1898.[1] Throughout most of its lifetime, 1897 to July 2008, it was part of the Long Island College Hospital (LICH). Joseph Korom, the author of The American Skyscraper (2008), considers the eight-story tower to be the first skyscraper hospital ever built.[2] The clinic and adjacent row houses were designated part of the Cobble Hill Historic District in 1988.[3]
- ^ "History of Brooklyn Medical School, part 2, p. 40" (PDF). SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Retrieved January 16, 2009.
- ^ Korom, Joseph (2008). The American Skyscraper, 1850–1940. Branden Books. p. 219. ISBN 978-0-8283-2188-4.
Gillender Building.
pp. 222 - ^ "Cobble Hill Historic District Extension" (PDF). Landmark Preservation Commission, New York City. 1988. Retrieved January 16, 2009., p. 2