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Building History

This was the second hospital erected by the Daughter of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, opened sometime in the 1860s. The Daughters' web site said of this early Los Angeles hospital: "In the 1860s, care of the sick moved to a two-story building at North Main and San Fernando opposite the railroad grounds. Under the direction of Sister Ann Gillen, D.C. (for whom Ann Street was subsequently names) this facility was incorporated as the Los Angeles Infirmary in 1869. The Daughters were the first women in Los Angeles to organize themselves in such a manner, demonstrating strong business acumen that afforded protection for their property and charitable efforts. Water was brought from the river, and Indian women washed the linen on the riverbank. Sister Ann noted, 'Milk was scarce, for the cows were not accustomed to being milked and the operation was a dangerous one.'” (See Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul, "Los Angeles," accessed 05/04/2017.)

This gable-roofed hospital was moved to a new location, on Naud Street, in about 1886, next to a new Second Empire Style building completed in 1886.

Building Notes

The Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1875, indicated that the Infirmary Los Angeles conducted by the Sisters of Charity, stood on the "continuation of Main" Street. (See Los Angeles, California, City Directory, 1875, p. 79.)

In 1883, physician Dr. J.O. Kirkpatrick worked at the Sisters' Hospital in Los Angeles. (See "Accident at the Planing Mill," Los Angeles Times, 11/03/1883, p. 4.)

In 1885, the Los Angeles Infirmary was located across from the Saint Elmo Hotel. (See "Los Angeles Infirmary Ad," Los Angeles Times, 03/29/1888, p. 3.)

PCAD id: 21205