Name/Title
258-266 Calhoun Street (St. Francis Xavier Infirmary)Entry/Object ID
CALHOUN.258-66.1Scope and Content
St. Francis Xavier Hospital was founded by the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy. It opened in 1882 as Saint Francis Infirmary with fifteen beds, five staff nurses, and two surgeons. In 1896, a two-story wooden addition containing two wards, 20 private rooms with baths, and an operating room was completed. By the close of the century, however, the average daily census had increased to 50 patients, and the need for more space became acute. In early 1900, another two-story building was erected adding 18 additional patient rooms, another operating room, a dining area, and a chapel. (Source: Medical Society of SC website)
File contains 1913 advertisement for M.J. Treahy, contractor and builder, displaying its remodeling and repair of St. Francis Xavier Infirmary; 1902 Sanborn Map; copies of photographs.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation Property RecordsAcquisition
Accession
CALHOUN.258-66.Source or Donor
258-266 (St. Francis Xavier Infirmary)Acquisition Method
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Calhoun Street, Radcliffeborough and Cannonborough, Historic buildings--South Carolina--CharlestonArchive Details
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1 File FolderArchive Notes
Finding Aids: Index to Property Files
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Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
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February 7, 2023Location
Container
PF Box 18Shelf
Prop File Shelves, Property File ShelvesRoom
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
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February 16, 2023