The Louise Home Hospital and Residence Hall is an historic hospital and residence hall in Gresham, Oregon, United States. Built in 1925, it originally served as a place of residence for unwed and pregnant mothers. It also housed the disabled, and served as a women's educational institution.[1] The hospital and its surrounding 17-acre (6.9 ha) campus—surrounded by Douglas fir trees—is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
Contemporarily, it is the headquarters of the Albertina Kerr Centers for Children, a mental health institution in the Portland metropolitan area.[1][3]
The original Louise Home was established in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland, Oregon by William G. McLaren, who wanted to create awareness for unwed mothers.[1] The home is believed to have taken its name from the house's first donor, or that of the sellers of the original home.[1] The organization was run by Albertina Kerr.[1] Kerr died of typhus in 1911, after which her husband Alexander donated the home to the Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective Society.[1]
The Louise Home Hospital and Residence Hall was built in 1925 on a 17-acre (6.9 ha) plot of land in Gresham due to an increased need for boarding and medical care for unwed pregnant women, single mothers, and children.[1] The Louise Home was the center of the campus, housing unwed young women, though additional buildings served as the Albertina Kerr Nursery and the Wynne Watts School, an educational institute for women.[1] The Louise Home had its own self-sustaining farm that provided meat, dairy products, eggs, fruit, and vegetables for the residents.[1]
^ abcdefghijkKeizur, Christopher (October 25, 2017). "A legacy of providing aid to the most vulnerable". The Outlook. Gresham, Oregon: Pamplin Media Group. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
^"Asset Detail: Louise Home Hospital and Residence Hall". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
^Hottle, Molly (April 19, 2012). "Gresham Focus: Tour of buildings becomes a living history lesson". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
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louise, home, hospital, residence, hall, historic, hospital, residence, hall, gresham, oregon, united, states, built, 1925, originally, served, place, residence, unwed, pregnant, mothers, also, housed, disabled, served, women, educational, institution, hospita. The Louise Home Hospital and Residence Hall is an historic hospital and residence hall in Gresham Oregon United States Built in 1925 it originally served as a place of residence for unwed and pregnant mothers It also housed the disabled and served as a women s educational institution 1 The hospital and its surrounding 17 acre 6 9 ha campus surrounded by Douglas fir trees is listed on the National Register of Historic Places 1 Louise Home Hospital and Residence HallU S National Register of Historic PlacesLocation in OregonShow map of OregonLouise Home Hospital and Residence Hall the United States Show map of the United StatesLocation722 Northeast 162nd AvenueGresham Oregon U S Coordinates45 31 41 N 122 24 24 W 45 528186 N 122 40678 W 45 528186 122 40678Area17 acres 6 9 ha Built1925ArchitectCarl H Walworth 1 Architectural styleGeorgian Revival 2 NRHP reference No 87001556Added to NRHPSeptember 10 1987 Contemporarily it is the headquarters of the Albertina Kerr Centers for Children a mental health institution in the Portland metropolitan area 1 3 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe original Louise Home was established in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland Oregon by William G McLaren who wanted to create awareness for unwed mothers 1 The home is believed to have taken its name from the house s first donor or that of the sellers of the original home 1 The organization was run by Albertina Kerr 1 Kerr died of typhus in 1911 after which her husband Alexander donated the home to the Pacific Coast Rescue and Protective Society 1 The Louise Home Hospital and Residence Hall was built in 1925 on a 17 acre 6 9 ha plot of land in Gresham due to an increased need for boarding and medical care for unwed pregnant women single mothers and children 1 The Louise Home was the center of the campus housing unwed young women though additional buildings served as the Albertina Kerr Nursery and the Wynne Watts School an educational institute for women 1 The Louise Home had its own self sustaining farm that provided meat dairy products eggs fruit and vegetables for the residents 1 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Multnomah County OregonReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k Keizur Christopher October 25 2017 A legacy of providing aid to the most vulnerable The Outlook Gresham Oregon Pamplin Media Group Retrieved March 27 2018 Asset Detail Louise Home Hospital and Residence Hall National Register of Historic Places National Park Service Retrieved March 26 2018 Hottle Molly April 19 2012 Gresham Focus Tour of buildings becomes a living history lesson The Oregonian Retrieved March 26 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Louise Home Hospital and Residence Hall Historical timeline of the Albertina Kerr Foundation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louise Home Hospital and Residence Hall amp oldid 1177806594, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
