Cook County Hospital Administration Building
- Also Known As: Cook County Hospital
- Also Known As: Main Building
- Address: 1835 W Harrison St
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| Paul Gerhardt Sr | Architect | |||||
| John Griffiths and Sons | Architect | |||||
| 1912/00/00 | ||||||
| 1917/00/00 | ||||||
| 1937/00/00 | Bernard Fantus, director of therapeutics at the Cook County Hospital, establishes the first hospital blood bank in the US. In creating a hospital laboratory that can preserve and store donor blood, Fantus originates the term "blood bank." | History of Transfusion Medicine |
| Particulars for Cook County Hospital Administration Building: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Architectural Style | Beaux Arts |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Higher Learning | College |
| Area of Significance | Education |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Area of Significance | Health-medicine |
| Historic Use | Hospital |
| Historic Use | Medical Business, Office |
| Level of Significance | National |
| Historic Use | Research Facility |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
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