Welcome back, let's talk Dunbar Hospital in my hometown of Detroit during WW1.
Dunbar Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, holds a special place in history as the first hospital for the Black community in the city. It was founded in 1917 by the Allied Medical Society to address the severe segregation and lack of medical care for Black residents at the time. The hospital initially operated out of a building constructed in 1892 by real estate developer Charles W. Warren. This Romanesque Revival style building featured red brick and rough-cut ashlar, with a recessed, arched first-floor porch and a double-arch brick balcony on the second floor.
In addition to providing medical care, Dunbar Hospital sponsored nurses' training classes and internships for graduate students. In 1928, due to increasing demand, the hospital relocated to a larger facility and was renamed Parkside Hospital, operating under that name until 1962. Today, the original building serves as the administrative headquarters of the Detroit Medical Society and functions as a museum.
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