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Santa Fe Hospital (Part 4)

Historic Preservation, Portfolio, RMG Blog / By Michelle Spencer

The Santa Fe Hospital in Topeka, Kansas was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 recognizing the building’s significant role in healthcare for the State of Kansas and specifically, Santa Fe railroad employees.[1] Located near downtown Topeka when it was constructed, the hospital was an integral piece of Topeka’s history. This final article of the four-part series examines the evolution of the cutting-edge medical facility for ATSF employees tried to adjust to a modernizing world.

Santa Fe Hospital (Part 3)

Historic Preservation, RMG Blog / By Michelle Spencer

The Santa Fe Hospital in Topeka, Kansas was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 recognizing the building’s significant role in healthcare for the State of Kansas and specifically, Santa Fe railroad employees.[1] Located near downtown Topeka when it was constructed, the hospital was an integral piece of Topeka’s history. This article, the third in a four-part series, will focus on the architecture of a modern hospital and its evolution to senior living.

Santa Fe Hospital (Part 2)

Historic Preservation, Portfolio, RMG Blog / By Michelle Spencer

The Santa Fe Hospital in Topeka, Kansas was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 recognizing the building’s significant role in healthcare for the State of Kansas and specifically, Santa Fe railroad employees.[1] Located near downtown Topeka when it was constructed, the hospital was an integral piece of Topeka’s history. This article, the second in a four-part series, will focus on how the danger and difficulty of building, maintaining, and staffing a railroad gave rise to the necessity of modern healthcare and how one company was a frontrunner in state-of-the-art medical care.

Santa Fe Hospital (Part 1)

3 Comments / Historic Preservation, Portfolio, RMG Blog / By Michelle Spencer

The Santa Fe Hospital in Topeka, Kansas was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2016 recognizing the building’s significant role in healthcare for the State of Kansas and specifically, Santa Fe railroad employees.[1] Located near downtown Topeka when it was constructed, the hospital was an integral piece of Topeka’s history. This first article of the series will focus on how Topeka became the home of the largest and most important railroad hospital.