Medical ward with bunk beds and patients - historic hospital buildings

Self-guided · city, Maryland

Historic Hospital Buildings in Bowie, MD

Old hospitals, sanitariums and infirmaries on the register near you, some converted, a few still treating patients.

Bowie has a population of about 56,759. The list below comes straight from the published records, with the distance from the center of Bowie, MD and the source for each site.

Patients in hospital beds with nurses nearby - historic hospital buildings — Photo: Navy Medicine on Unsplash

Nurse attends to patients in a military hospital ward - historic hospital buildings — Photo: Navy Medicine on Unsplash

People gathered around a circular pool in a courtyard - historic hospital buildings — Photo: Navy Medicine on Unsplash

On the record near Bowie, MD

The 12 nearest

15 listed sites on the record match historic hospital buildings within 120 miles of Bowie, MD, out of 1,045 listed sites of every kind within 25 miles.

Gallinger Municipal Hospital Psychopathic Ward14 miles from the center of Bowie · District · Washington · listed 1989National Register of Historic Places
Old Naval Hospital14 miles from the center of Bowie · Building · Washington · listed 1974National Register of Historic Places
Bethesda Naval Hospital Tower17 miles from the center of Bowie · Building · Bethesda · listed 1977National Register of Historic Places
Johns Hopkins Hospital Complex22 miles from the center of Bowie · Building · Baltimore (Independent City) · listed 1975National Register of Historic Places
West Side Sanitarium65 miles from the center of Bowie · Building · West York Borough · listed 2004National Register of Historic Places
Atkinson, Clement, Memorial Hospital85 miles from the center of Bowie · Building · Coatesville City · listed 2011National Register of Historic Places
Harrisburg Polyclinic Hospital89 miles from the center of Bowie · Building · Harrisburg · listed 2004National Register of Historic Places
Livingood House--Stryker Hospital102 miles from the center of Bowie · Building · Reading · listed 1996National Register of Historic Places
Fort Mifflin Hospital103 miles from the center of Bowie · Building · Philadelphia · listed 1969National Register of Historic Places
Grace Hospital107 miles from the center of Bowie · Building · Richmond (Independent City) · listed 2004National Register of Historic Places
Williams, Charlotte, Memorial Hospital107 miles from the center of Bowie · Building · Richmond (Independent City) · listed 2004National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania Hospital108 miles from the center of Bowie · Building · Philadelphia · listed 1966National Register of Historic Places

Distances are straight-line from the center of Bowie, MD. Many sites are private property or working buildings - view them from the public way. See them on the map.

Hospital Buildings in Bowie, step by step

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See every listed site of this kind in the area
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Sort by distance and pick the closest few
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Read the record for the year, the builder and the use
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View from the public way and note what has changed
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Collect the set and move on to the next county

What people in Bowie, MD ask first

How much does it cost to visit these sites in Bowie, MD?

Most listed sites can be seen from a public road or sidewalk at no cost, and the app is free to use. Some sites are private homes, working churches or museums with their own hours and fees. The record for each one says what it is, so you know before you go.

Where does the information on these sites come from?

From published records: the National Register of Historic Places, the Recorded Texas Historic Landmark program, and the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Department of Natural Resources marker program. Every site on the page names its source.

Are these buildings open to the public?

Some are, many are not. Churches, courthouses and libraries usually keep regular hours. Houses, barns and mills are often private and best seen from the road. The record for each site tells you which kind it is.

What does it mean when a site is on the National Register?

It means the property was documented and accepted as historically significant. Listing honors the site, it does not open it to visitors or stop an owner from using it.

How a visit works in Bowie

Step 1
Find the place
Every stop starts as a pin with real coordinates. In Bowie, MD the map shows what is listed around you and how far each one is, so the first decision is where to go, and it takes a few seconds.
Step 2
Read the story
The record behind each marker is kept whole: what happened there, when, who was involved, and why it was worth a sign. You read it standing where it happened, which is the part a textbook cannot give you.
Step 3
Get there under your own power
Walk it, run it, hike it, ride it or drive it. Stops in Bowie, MD are chained into routes that fit the way you move, so a lunch break, a long run or a Saturday drive can all pass through history.
Step 4
Collect it and come back
Each stop you reach counts toward a badge, and a photo or a correction you send makes the record better for the next person. The map remembers where you have been, so the next trip starts where the last one ended.