Sunday, March 26, 2017

Homeopathy Hospital


All that remains of Millard Filmore Hospital is the original Homeopathic Hospital building that was dedicated in 1911. At the time of its creation, modern medicine was still looked upon with suspicion, as questionable treatments and formal medical training were in the beginning of their evolution. With the acceptance of medical science, after the advances born of the First World War, the building became an actual medical hospital in 1923. The structure would be renamed for Buffalo's favorite son, Millard Filmore. From that point the hospital expanded and grew to encompass property on Gates Circle and an adjacent nursing school on Linwood Avenue. The hospital served the Buffalo community for many years at this location. In October of 2015, implosion of the former hospital occurred and subsequent dismantling of remaining buildings began. The ghostly structure of the original building still remains even as the replacement building nears completion. News concerning the use of the historic Homeopathy Hospital building has been scant.

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