- City:
- New York City, Staten Island, NY
- Site Type:
- Education and Health, Civic Facilities, Hospitals and Clinics
- New Deal Agencies:
- Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Seaview Hospital was a tuberculosis sanatorium constructed “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” (wikipedia). The nurses’ residence pictured here was constructed by the PWA.
The hospital was eventually abandoned and spent many years in a state of ruin. Many of the facilities were eventually restored as the Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and the nurses’ residence was turned into a senior housing facility known as Park Lane at Sea View. However, the Living New Deal recently received word that the facilities have fallen into ruin.
Source notes
National Archives and Records Administration, Neg. P-519 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaview_Hospital www.silive.com www.parklaneatseaview.comContribute to this Site
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