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The Reedsburg Municipal Hospital is a historic hospital built in 1933 in the city of Reedsburg,
Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
. It was used as a medical facility from 1933 until 1996, after which, it was remodeled into senior apartments.


History

Reedsburg Municipal Hospital was designed by Frank Moulton of Flad & Moulton (current day
Flad Architects Flad Architects is a national architectural firm with offices in Madison, Wisconsin; Atlanta, Georgia; Gainesville and Tampa, Florida; Raleigh, North Carolina; San Francisco, California, Seattle, Washington; and New York, New York. In addition to ...
), in 1933. He also designed South School. The hospital was built in the
Georgian Revival Georgian architecture is the name given in most English-speaking countries to the set of architectural styles current between 1714 and 1830. It is named after the first four British monarchs of the House of Hanover—George I, George II, Georg ...
style. Reedsburg Municipal Hospital served as the hospital for the city of Reedsburg from 1933 until 1976, when it was replaced by a new hospital building. The building continued to be used as a facility for drug and alcohol abuse victims, alongside people with developmental disabilities. In 1996 the building was closed, and was going to be torn down. This was highly unpopular, and with strong local support, the hospital was saved from demolition. A developer bought the building and remodeled the interior, making 24 senior apartments. A garage building was added during the remodel. The Reedsburg Municipal Hospital is a part of the
Park Street Historic District Park Street Historic District is a historic district in Reedsburg, Wisconsin that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It was listed alongside the Main Street Commercial Historic District. It consists of 44 propert ...
.


References

{{Reflist Reedsburg, Wisconsin Georgian Revival architecture in Wisconsin Hospital buildings completed in 1933 Defunct hospitals in Wisconsin Hospitals established in 1933 Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Hospitals disestablished in 1996