Children's Dispensary

Children's Dispensary

Children's Dispensary, July 2012
Location 1045 W. Washington, South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates 41°40′35″N 86°15′58″W / 41.67639°N 86.26611°W / 41.67639; -86.26611Coordinates: 41°40′35″N 86°15′58″W / 41.67639°N 86.26611°W / 41.67639; -86.26611
Area less than one acre
Built c. 1910 (1910), 1925
Architect Ellwood, Willard M.
Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 97001541[1]
Added to NRHP December 24, 1997

Children's Dispensary, also known as Hansel Center, is a historic hospital building located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. The main building was built in 1925, and is a two-story, "T"-plan, Classical Revival style brick building with limestone trim. Also on the property are the contributing garage and surrounding wall dated to the 1910s. The dispensary provided a comprehensive program of general medical care to disadvantaged children.[2]:5-6 The building was renovated in 2012 to house the Notre Dame Center for Arts and Culture.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Glory-June Grieff (March 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Children's Dispensary" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  3. "Historic building being renovated for Notre Dame Center for Arts and Culture," Notre Dame News, Brendan O'Shaughnessy, September 14, 2012

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