Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital

Dr. Susan Picotte Memorial Hospital
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Front of the hospital
Location:	505 Matthewson St., Walthill, Nebraska
Coordinates:	42°9′6″N 96°29′41″W / 42.15167°N 96.49472°W / 42.15167; -96.49472Coordinates: 42°9′6″N 96°29′41″W / 42.15167°N 96.49472°W / 42.15167; -96.49472
Built:	1912
Architect:	William L. Steele
Architectural style:	Craftsman
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	88002762
Significant dates
Added to NRHP:	December 16, 1988 [1]
Designated NHL:	April 19, 1993[2]

Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital, also known as Walthill Hospital or Dr. Susan Picotte Memorial Hospital, is a hospital in Walthill, Nebraska, on the Omaha Indian Reservation.

The hospital was developed by Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte (1865–1915), the first female Native American medical doctor.^[3] Built with money raised by Picotte from various sources, it was the first hospital for any Indian reservation not funded by government money.^[3]

A working hospital until the late 1940s, the building has served a variety of functions since, most recently including a museum. It is now owned by the Center for Rural Affairs, which is in the process of restoring it.^[3][4]

The hospital was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.^[2][5]

The building was designed by architect William L. Steele in 1912 and built in 1912–1913. Set on a concrete foundation on a hill overlooking Walthill, the one-and-one-half-story hospital was built in the American Craftsman style of architecture. Typical of Craftsman style, it features a low-pitched, shingled (originally wood-shingled) roof, wide eaves with large braces beneath, exposed roof rafter tails, and a centered gabled dormer. A prominent screened porch runs the entire length of the front (east side) of the structure, bounded by columns that support the roof.^[6]

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2044&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-05-06. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Picotte Memorial Hospital". National American Indian Heritage Month. Washington, DC: National Park Service. November 2001. http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/feature/indian/2001/picotte.htm. 
4. ^ Jill S. Mesirow and Page Putnam Miller (June 19, 1992). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital / Walthill HospitalPDF (32 KB). National Park Service. p. 5. 
5. ^ Jill S. Mesirow and Page Putnam Miller (June 19, 1992). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital / Walthill HospitalPDF (32 KB). National Park Service  and Accompanying 24 photos, exterior and interior, undatedPDF (32 KB)
6. ^ Jill S. Mesirow and Page Putnam Miller (June 19, 1992). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital / Walthill HospitalPDF (32 KB). National Park Service. p. 4. 

External links

• __: __ photos, __drawings, __data pages and supplemental material, at Historic American Building Survey
• Picotte Memorial Hospital, from a National American Indian Heritage Month feature at the National Park Service