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Built in 1887, St. Peter Hospital was torn down in 1919 to make room for more Capitol Buildings. Google Earth overlayed with a 1908 Olympia Sanborn map shows that St. Peter Hospital faced 11th Avenue between Water and Columbia Streets. This would face what is now the General Administration building. The Sisters of Providence raised money to build the hospital by soliciting donations from surrounding logging camps. They would sell hospital insurance as tickets of admission for use in times of need. Because of the dangerous nature of logging taking place in Puget Sound, these insurances proved useful. A Native American story pole, built by Chief William Shelton, stands in its place. |
There is not much more than trees where St. Peter Hospital used to stand. There is a small stone marker (out of the picture frame) that memorializes its existence. Chief William Shelton's Story Pole is visible at the right. |
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