Mount St. Mary's Hospital
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Mount St. Mary's Hospital | |
 St. Mary's in September 2016 | |
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| Location | 515 6th St., Niagara Falls, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°5′30″N 79°3′19″W / 43.09167°N 79.05528°W |
| Built | 1912-1914 |
| Architect | William P. Ginther |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000922[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 2015 |
Mount St. Mary's Hospital or St. Mary's Manor is a historic Neoclassical Revival hospital building located at Niagara Falls in Niagara County, New York. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
The building was constructed in 1912-1914 and designed by architect William P. Ginther. The building is red brick on a raised limestone foundation. The hospital is a winged building, consisting of a 9-story, red brick center tower block flanked by matching 5-story blocks, threaded together by a central corridor expressed in two thin 7-story connectors. The main facade is oriented towards Sixth Street. A 1948 3-story addition to the north is set back, fronting the alley. Together the three blocks and their corridors form a back-to-back "E" configuration in plan and a soaring prospect in elevation.[2]
The Neoclassical Revival styled building are an example of institutional design reflected in certain features including its "large-scale massing, rectangular multi-unit plan with connecting corridors, central pavilion featuring entry porch with Ionic columns and full entablature, limestone belt coursing and trim, repetitive fenestration, stone cornice, and flat roofs."[2] The former hospital is built up to its east and west property lines with park-like courtyards between the projecting blocks. There is a small parking lot and fenced in park-like lawn sit adjacent to the south of the structure, where the first Mount St. Mary's Hospital, known as the "House on the Corner," once stood.[2]
