Children's Dispensary

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Children's Dispensary
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Children's Dispensary, July 2012
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Location1045 W. Washington, South Bend, Indiana
Coordinates 41°40′35″N86°15′58″W / 41.67639°N 86.26611°W / 41.67639; -86.26611
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1910 (1910), 1925
ArchitectEllwood, Willard M.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 97001541 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 1997

Children's Dispensary, also known as Hansel Center, is a historic hospital building located at South Bend, 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 Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016.Note: This includes Glory-June Grieff (March 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Children's Dispensary" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  3. "Historic building being renovated for Notre Dame Center for Arts and Culture," Notre Dame News, Brendan O'Shaughnessy, September 14, 2012