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
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-AK-DM037
- Date Added
- December 3, 2018
- Collection
- Albert Kahn Collection
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- Georgian, nurses' residences
- Citation
- “Henry Ford Hospital - Nurses Home,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 29, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/17954.