Fort Sheridan, Post Hospital, Bradley Loop, Lake Forest, Lake County, IL
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
Tags
Date
1909
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Thomas Clark & Sons
Location
fort sheridan, 42.21602, -87.80759
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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