Massachusetts General Hospital, Bulfinch Building - Wikipedia
WEBThe Bulfinch Building of the Massachusetts General Hospital is located on the hospital's main campus on Fruit Street in the West End of Boston, Massachusetts. It was designed by architect Charles Bulfinch, and built between 1818 and 1823, with a major expansion in 1844-46.
A Narrative History of Mass General - Massachusetts General Hospital
WEBThe original building, The Bulfinch, opened its doors on September 3, 1821, for admission of the first Mass General patient, a saddler with syphilis, which, the records carefully note, he had contracted in New York.
Virtual Tour: MGH’s Bulfinch Building - Russell Museum
WEBExplore the rich past and present of Massachusetts General Hospital’s original building, which opened Sept. 1, 1821. Boston, MA, USA.
History - Massachusetts General Hospital
WEBThe Bulfinch Building in 1821. The Massachusetts General Hospital first opened the doors of its historic Bulfinch Building to patients in 1821 after a petition was signed by the Massachusetts legislature in 1811 to create a general …
Massachusetts General Hospital marks 200 years of patient care
WEBSep 1, 2021 · BOSTON— Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) today marked a milestone, celebrating its 200 th anniversary of continuous patient care. It was Sept. 1, 1821, when the first patient was admitted to the iconic Bulfinch Building designed by famed architect Charles Bulfinch.
Charles Bulfinch, Boston’s – and MGH’s – first architect
WEBThree months before he wrote those words, Charles Bulfinch had been hired to design Boston’s first hospital – a facility that would rival the only two general hospitals in the United States at the time, in Philadelphia and New York City.
Bulfinch Pavilion, Massachusetts General Hospital
WEBThe building was constructed of Chelmsford granite, cut and dressed by convicts at Bulfinch's Charlestown Prison. Completed by 1823, the hospital wings were extended in 1844–1846 to designs by George Perkins, who also oversaw interior renovations, including the self-supporting staircases.
The Many Founders of Mass General Hospital - The West End …
WEBThe first building of the Massachusetts General Hospital, for which construction was completed on September 1, 1821, was built upon a four-acre section of the old West End called Prince’s Pasture.
Massachusetts General Hospital Admits First Patient
WEBOn this day in 1821, the Massachusetts General Hospital admitted its first patient, a 30-year-old sailor. More than a decade earlier, two Boston doctors had appealed to the city's wealthiest and most influential citizens to establish a general hospital.
Massachusetts General Hospital Admits First Patient - Mass …
WEBOn September 3, 1821, the Massachusetts General Hospital admitted its first patient. Two years later, the building was complete. As the first and largest training ground for Harvard medical students, the hospital soon established Boston as one of the nation's premier centers of medical education.
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