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Fort Sheridan, Post Hospital, Bradley Loop, Lake Forest, Lake County, IL

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Fort Sheridan, Post Hospital, Bradley Loop, Lake Forest, Lake County, IL

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Summary

Significance: The hospital, completed in 1893, was one of the original buildings at Fort Sheridan. It was constructed from standardized plans issued by the Office of Surgeon General in 1888 and is an excellent example of a military hospital of that period. The basement contains a cistern which is said to be the original water source for the post.
Survey number: HABS IL-1113-1
Building/structure dates: 1893 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1909 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1952 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 80001379

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1909
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Thomas Clark & Sons
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fort sheridan42.21602, -87.80759
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