Harper Hospital

Title

Harper Hospital

Publisher

Lawrence Technological University

Date Created

December 6, 2018

Creator

Kahn, Albert

Creator2

Hedrich Blessing Studio (Photographer)

Creator Nationality

American

Work Type

Single Built Works

Date

c. 1928

Work Location

Michigan (state)

Detroit (inhabited place)

Style/Period

Romanesque Revival

Subject

hospitals (institutions, health facility)

Description

View of Harper Hospital in Detroit, MI, designed by Albert Kahn and completed c. 1928. “This remnant of the Medical Center’s early development is a fine example of twentieth-century neo-Romanesque applied to the tall building,”—AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture, by Eric J. Hill and John Gallagher, 2003. Handwritten on back of photograph: Harper Hospital, printed: Hedrich-Blessing Studio, 450 East Ohio Street, Chicago Neg. no. 8661-X.

Material/Medium

brick (clay material)

Reproduction Type

jpeg

Reproduction Source

b/w photograph: 7 x 9 inches

ID Number

LTU-AK-DM008

Files

LTU-AK-DM008.jpg
Date Added
December 3, 2018
Collection
Albert Kahn Collection
Item Type
VRA Core
Tags
Citation
“Harper Hospital,” LTU Digital Images, accessed April 16, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/17926.