Saint Joseph 1930 Hospital
a.k.a. Old Saint Joe's
715 Grand, NE, Albuquerque, NMThe Saint Joseph's 1930 Hospital building is significant for its role in the development of Albuquerque as a health center, and for its architectural contribution to the city. In the 1880s, because of its rarefied air and dry climate, Albuquerque became known throughout the country as a center for the treatment of pulmonary diseases. The first sanitorium in the city was the Saint Joseph's Sanatorium established by the Sisters of Charity in 1902. The Sisters and their sanitorium played an essential role in caring for the thousands of health seekers who came to Albuquerque during the first third of this century; many stayed and became important contributors to Albuquerque's steady growth. The 1930 hospital is the oldest standing building of this historically significant institution. Architecturally it is rare in the city, being the most carefully detailed neo-Romanesque Revival building in the area. It was designed by a major local designer, W. Miles Brittelle, and is essentially unchanged.
Local significance of the building:Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
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