United States Marine Hospital of Louisville
Built 1845. Added to the National Register in 1997, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 2215 Portland Ave., Louisville, KY |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Listed | Sep 25, 1997 |
| Listed for | Health and medicine, Maritime history |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 97001265 |
| Built | 1845 · more from the 1840s |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 2215 Portland Ave., Louisville, KY |
| Coordinates | 38.2710° N, 85.7840° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Louisville | 404 listed places in Louisville → · walking tours → |
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Questions people ask
When was United States Marine Hospital of Louisville listed on the National Register?
Sep 25, 1997. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was United States Marine Hospital of Louisville built?
1845.
Source: Wikidata
Where is United States Marine Hospital of Louisville?
2215 Portland Ave., Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for United States Marine Hospital of Louisville?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 97001265. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.