Seaview Hospital

Seaview Hospital
2009
Location 460 Brielle Ave., Staten Island, New York
Coordinates 40°35′30″N 74°7′58″W / 40.59167°N 74.13278°W / 40.59167; -74.13278Coordinates: 40°35′30″N 74°7′58″W / 40.59167°N 74.13278°W / 40.59167; -74.13278
Area 98 acres (40 ha)
Built 1905
Architect Almirall, Raymond F.; et.al.
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival
NRHP Reference # 05000992[1]
Added to NRHP September 7, 2005

Seaview Hospital was a historic tuberculosis sanatorium, now a national historic district located at Willowbrook on Staten Island, New York. The complex was planned and built between 1905 and 1938 and was the largest and most costly municipal facility for the treatment of tuberculosis of its date in the United States.

Historic district

The historic district encompasses 37 contributing buildings and one contributing site. The main buildings are located along a north-south axis along Brielle Avenue and many are in the Colonial Revival or Tudor Revival style. The north group of buildings include

Sanatorium additions include

Later buildings include the Catholic Chapel and Rectory (1928)

It was designated, with its grounds, a City Landmark in 1985 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

Current usage

After many years of being shuttered and empty, the Seaview Hospital has slowly opened its doors again to care for the community with a rehabilitation center, nursing home,independent living facility, volunteer fire company and Volunteer Ambulance Service.


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