Henry Ford Hospital - Nurses Home

Title

Henry Ford Hospital - Nurses Home

Publisher

Lawrence Technological University

Date Created

01/23/19

Alternative Title or Name

Clara Ford Nurses Home

Creator

Kahn, Albert

Creator2

Hedrich Blessing Studio (Photographer)

Creator Nationality

American

Work Type

Single Built Works

Date

c. 1925

Work Location

Michigan (state)

Detroit (inhabited place)

Style/Period

Georgian Revival

Subject

nurses' residences

Description

View of the Clara Ford Nurses house on the campus of the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, MI, designed by Detroit architected, Albert Kahn c. 1925. "Georgian Revival style Clara Ford Nurses Home faces west toward what was originally a side street. The facade extends for an entire block and is comprised of a six-and-a-half story tall central building with a red tile covered hip roof. On both ends are slightly shorter perpendicular blocks that are nearly identical to each other and project three bays forward of the front facade and extend much farther to the rear creating a U-shaped floor plan. The foundation and first floor of the entire building is clad in limestone. Limestone trim is used extensively on the building and includes window trim, quoins reaching up the entire height of every corner, an entablature with dentil molding, and the balustrade running around the entire roof. Four massive brick chimneys protrude from near the center of the roof. The central entrance is reached by a set of monumental stone steps with heavy stone railings. The double doors are surrounded by a carved limestone garland. A keystone above the door has the medical symbol on it. The entablature above the door supports a stone balustrade and two Corinthian pilasters that reach to the top of the third floor windows where there is an entablature with modi/lions supporting a broken rounded pediment. A broken pediment hood protrudes above the second floor windows. At the roof line a stone trimmed brick pediment features an ocular window surrounded by limestone trim and a carved limestone garland extending out both sides,"--National Register of Historic Places Registration Form.

Material/Medium

limestone

Reproduction Type

jpeg

Reproduction Source

b/w photograph: 8.75 x 7.25 inches

ID Number

LTU-AK-DM037

Files

LTU-AK-DM037.jpg
Date Added
December 3, 2018
Collection
Albert Kahn Collection
Item Type
VRA Core
Tags
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Citation
“Henry Ford Hospital - Nurses Home,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/17954.