Eitel Hospital (later renamed "Doctors Memorial Hospital") is a former hospital building in Minneapolis, located across from Loring Park. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building is a brick building primarily in the Classical Revival style, made plainer when its original cornice was removed.
Eitel Hospital | |
 The Eitel Hospital viewed from the southwest | |
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| Location | 1367 Willow St., Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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| Coordinates | 44°58′8″N 93°16′52″W / 44.96889°N 93.28111°W |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architect | Lowell A. Lamoreaux |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 07001313 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 26, 2007 |
History
editThe hospital was founded by George G. Eitel in 1912 and served wealthy citizens of Minneapolis.[2] The Minneapolis Journal first announced plans in 1906, and published drawings for a four-story hospital in 1907. Fund raising caused construction delays. In January 1911, the paper published renderings by Long, Lamoreaux & Long for a five-story hospital, and in June for eight stories. It was finally built as five stories on a basement.[1]
It featured sun porches with Navajo rugs and private rooms with brass beds and mahogany furniture. His wife Jeannette Eitel, a nurse, directed the nursing school.[3] The Eitels lived in an apartment accessible from 14th Street. Eitel's nephew, George D. Eitel, ran the hospital after his uncle's death.[1]
In 1982, it began a formal alliance with Abbott Northwestern Hospital, and in 1985, the 144-bed hospital closed. The building later became the Willow Street Center for Youth and Families.[4]
In 2005, Village Green Companies submitted a proposal for renovating the former Eitel Hospital building into apartments, along with two additional six-story buildings on the block. The proposal included an adaptive reuse renovation of the 1911 building, along with rebuilding the cornice in a design similar to the original cornice. Later additions to the building were proposed for demolition.[5] Ground was broken on the complex on October 25, 2006 and Eitel Building City Apartments was completed in September 2008.[6]
References
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- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Millett, Larry (2007). AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul. p. 81.
- ^ "Abbott Northwestern Hospital – About Abbott Northwestern – Our History". Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
- ^ "A History of Minneapolis: Medicine". Minneapolis Public Library. 2001. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
- ^ "Environmental Assessment Worksheet: Loring Park Development" (PDF). City of Minneapolis. September 2005. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ "Ground Broken for Eitel Building City Apartments at historic Eitel Hospital overlooking Loring Park". October 25, 2006. Retrieved 2008-12-31.