Eitel Hospital

Eitel Hospital
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
A March 2008 picture of the hospital building after condominium conversion
Location	1367 Willow St., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°58′8″N 93°16′52″W / 44.96889°N 93.28111°WCoordinates: 44°58′8″N 93°16′52″W / 44.96889°N 93.28111°W
Built	1911
Architect	Lowell A. Lamoreaux
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	07001313 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 26, 2007

Eitel Hospital (later renamed "Doctors Memorial Hospital") is a former hospital building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, located across from Loring Park. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building is a brick building primarily in the Classical Revival style, made plainer when its original cornice was removed. The hospital was founded by Dr. George Eitel in 1912 and served wealthy citizens of Minneapolis.^[2] It featured sun porches with Navajo rugs and private rooms with brass beds and mahogany furniture. His wife Jeanne Eitel, a nurse, directed the nursing school.^[3]

In 1982, it began a formal alliance with Abbott Northwestern Hospital, and in 1985, the 144-bed hospital closed. The building later became the Willow Street Center for Youth and Families.^[4]

In 2005, Village Green Companies submitted a proposal for renovating the former Eitel Hospital building into apartments, along with two additional six-story buildings on the block. The proposal included an adaptive reuse renovation of the 1911 building, along with rebuilding the cornice in a design similar to the original cornice. Later additions to the building were proposed for demolition.^[5] Ground was broken on the complex on October 25, 2006 and Eitel Building City Apartments was completed in September 2008.^[6]

References

1. Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Millett, Larry (2007). AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul. p. 81.
3. "Abbott Northwestern Hospital - About Abbott Northwestern - Our History". Abbott Northwestern Hospital. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
4. "A History of Minneapolis: Medicine". Minneapolis Public Library. 2001. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
5. "Environmental Assessment Worksheet: Loring Park Development" (PDF). City of Minneapolis. September 2005. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
6. "Ground Broken for Eitel Building City Apartments at historic Eitel Hospital overlooking Loring Park". October 25, 2006. Retrieved 2008-12-31.

External links

• Minnesota Historical Society