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1456: 76: 101: 59: 310:, she returned to the reservation, where she eventually became its primary medical provider. The hospital was built through her fundraising efforts, which yielded the $ 8,000 needed from a variety of private philanthropic sources. The building was a working hospital until the late 1940s, after which it served a variety of functions since, including a museum. As of 2013, it housed Mi'Jhu'Wi Ministries, a nonprofit providing services to the people of the Omaha Reservation. In 2017, 592: 108: 83: 270:. Built with money raised by Picotte from various sources, it was the first hospital for any Indian reservation not funded by government money. It served the community as a hospital until the 1940s, and has had a variety of other uses since. It was declared a 1017: 290:
style of architecture. Typical of Craftsman style, it features a low-pitched, shingled (originally wood-shingled) roof, wide eaves with large braces beneath, exposed roof rafter tails, and a centered gabled dormer. A prominent
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The Picotte Hospital building is located on the western fringe of Walthill, on the north side of Matthewson Street near its junction with Sawyer Street. The building was designed by architect
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in 1912 and built in 1912–1913. Set on a concrete foundation on a hill overlooking Walthill, the one-and-one-half-story hospital was built in the
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and private donations, the hospital was renovated and redesigned to house a medical clinic, museum, and cultural center.
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runs the entire length of the front (east side) of the structure, bounded by columns that support the roof.
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Jill S. Mesirow and Page Putnam Miller (June 19, 1992).
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark

Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital is located in Nebraska
Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte Memorial Hospital is located in the United States
Walthill, Nebraska
42°9′6″N 96°29′41″W / 42.15167°N 96.49472°W / 42.15167; -96.49472
William L. Steele
Craftsman
88002762
hospital
Walthill, Nebraska
Omaha Indian Reservation
Susan LaFlesche Picotte
Native American
medical doctor
National Historic Landmark
William L. Steele
American Craftsman
screened porch
Omaha tribe
Joseph LaFlesche
Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania
Judi M. gaiashkibos
Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs
United States Department of Agriculture
List of National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska
National Register of Historic Places listings in Thurston County, Nebraska
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places

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