St. Francis Hospital (Cincinnati, Ohio)

St. Francis Hospital
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front of the hospital
Location	Cincinnati, Ohio
Coordinates	39°7′33.79″N 84°33′33.04″W / 39.1260528°N 84.5591778°W / 39.1260528; -84.5591778Coordinates: 39°7′33.79″N 84°33′33.04″W / 39.1260528°N 84.5591778°W / 39.1260528; -84.5591778
Architect	George W. Rapp [1]
Architectural style	Queen Anne[1]
Governing body	Private[1]
NRHP Reference #	84003714[1]
Added to NRHP	April 19, 1984[1]

St. Francis Hospital is a registered historic building in Cincinnati, Ohio, listed in the National Register on April 19, 1984.

Historic uses

• Hospital

Alt. Title: St. Francis' Hospital for Incurables. "This property was formerly used as the St. Peter's Cemetery. Repeated violations of the church laws by its directors, caused the cemetery to be placed under interdict by Archbishop Purcell in 1849. Consequently, the cemetery was soon abandoned. In 1882 the property was given to the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis with the condition that they build a hospital on it. The sloping of the land and the erection of the immense buildings occupied many years and entailed great expense. Finally, on December 1888, the "St. Francis Hospital for Incurables" was opened and solemnly dedicated by Archbishop Elder. Admission is granted to incurable patients, without regard to creed or nationality. On January 1, 1896, there were 269 patients remaining at the hospital; 419 patients were discharged and 95 died during the year 1895, making a total number of patients treated during the year 1895: 783. Of these 443 were males and 340 females. Sr. Apollonairs is the Superioress. The chaplain is Rev. Francis Xavier Buechle, O.S.F." Relation: From the Souvenir Album of American cities: Catholic Churches of Cincinnati and Hamilton County edition, 1896.

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