Mercy Hospital, Portsmouth, Ohio

Title

Mercy Hospital, Portsmouth, Ohio

Description

Colorized image of Mercy Hospital. Mercy Hospital was opened July 15, 1921,with twenty-seven beds in the expanded Baron family homestead on Kinney's Lane. In January 1923 construction of the new five story 50-bed hospital was begun. At the left side, this view includes the Mercy Chapel dedicated on May 28, 1966, the same time as the "West Wing" addition to the building. It was all razed in 2001.

Creator

Color Craft Studious, New York City, New York

Date

September 24, 1976

Contributor

Scan donated by Paul O'Neill from the Bill Glockner Collection

Format

9 x 14 cm scanned postcard

Coverage

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Rights

Paul O'Neill