OLDEST -- Pathological and Bacteriological Research Laboratory in the US - New York, NY
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N 40° 45.137 W 073° 57.494
18T E 587942 N 4511780
The first laboratory dedicated to pathological and bacteriological research in the United States.
Waymark Code: WMYNGV
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/03/2018
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Taken from Wikipedia, "Strecker Memorial Laboratory is a historic building located in Southpoint Park on Roosevelt Island in New York City. Built in 1892 to serve as a laboratory for City Hospital, it was "the first institution in the nation for pathological and bacteriological research." The building was designed by architects Frederick Clarke Withers and Walter Dickson in the Romanesque Revival style.[3][4] In 1907, the Russell Sage Institute of Pathology took over the running of the lab.[3] The institute left the lab in the 1950s, and it fell into disrepair.
In 1972, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places,[5] and in 1976 it was designated a New York City landmark. New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority decided to use the structure to house a power conversion substation there to power trains that run underneath Roosevelt Island. The city faithfully restored the building, and the substation has been active since 2000."
Type of documentation of superlative status: Website
Location of coordinates: Building
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