Marrickville Hospital is a now closed hospital in , a suburb in the
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A group to fund the start of the site was begun in 1895. The foundation stone was laid in 1897 with the hospital opening in 1899 as Marrickville Cottage Hospital. In 1899, the hospital proper opened, and was renamed Marrickville District Hospital in 1922. Matron Helen Beattie ran the hospital for 32 years, until her retirement in 1935. In 1990, the hospital closed, and has remained empty since. In 2015,
Marrickville Council
Marrickville Council was a local government area located in the inner west region of Sydney, Australia. It was originally created on 1 November 1861 as the "Municipality of Marrickville". On 12 May 2016, Marrickville Council was forcibly merged ...
released plans to redevelop the hospital site into a residential and commercial development including a new library and 'community hub'.
[''Hospital Site takes shape''. Inner West Courier, 29 September 2015.] The council entered into a partnership with real estate group Mirvac to deliver the project. The site is located on the corner of Marrickville and Livingstone roads.
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Defunct hospitals in Sydney
1899 establishments in Australia
Hospitals established in 1899
1990 disestablishments in Australia
Hospitals disestablished in 1990
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