• The Northern Pacific Hospital at 801 E. Wright Ave. in the McKinley Hill area was built in 1904. It was demolished in 1973. circa 1907.
• Printed on front: Northern Pacific Hospital, Tacoma, Washington

Old Northern Pacific Hospital. Leaves are scattered across the grounds of the old Northern Pacific Hospital, closed since 1968. The brick exterior of the edifice, built in 1904 and formally opened in August of 1905, still appears in good condition. N.P. B.A., the lettering etched above main entrance, stands for "Northern Pacific Beneficial Association." The hospital would ultimately be demolished in 1973. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.

Northern Pacific Beneficial Association Hospital (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1960-1970;

Exterior of old Northern Pacific Hospital. This appears to be the rear entrance to the old Northern Pacific Hospital (also known as Northern Pacific Beneficial Association Hospital) that was used for ambulance and patient reception only. No parking was permitted in this area with a stern warning that cars in violation would be towed. The hospital closed its doors in 1968 and was demolished in 1973; it would later be the site of a federally funded senior citizens housing project. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc.

Northern Pacific Beneficial Association Hospital (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1960-1970; Signs (Notices);

Standing on the front steps of the old Northern Pacific Hospital on November 25, 1969, is Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc., board chairman L.H. Pedersen. The ODI had looked to place its new "Humanities Center" at the old railroad hospital if its special-use permit application was approved by the City Planning Commission. ODI offices and agencies, including the Tacoma Narcotics Center, would be housed in one central location. The non-profit private corporation administered 20 units of the War on Poverty program under the Office of Economic Opportunity guidelines. It was decided to postpone its bid for the hospital due to opposition from McKinley Hill residents. Photograph ordered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (TNT 11-9-69, B-16; TNT 11-14-69, A-9)

Northern Pacific Beneficial Association Hospital (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1960-1970; Pedersen, L.H.; Tacoma-Pierce County Opportunity & Development, Inc. (Tacoma);

The Northern Pacific Hospital, built in 1904 on land cleared by the NP employees, was one of a string of hospitals built with funds provided by the Northern Pacific Beneficial Association. The building at 801 East Wright Avenue admitted its first patient, a bridge carpenter with a fractured leg, in August of 1905. The hospital closed in 1968 and was demolished in 1973. The Federally funded McKinley Terrace senior housing project was built on the hospital site in 1979 and opened in 1980.

Northern Pacific Beneficial Association Hospital (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950;

Showing condition of Terrazzo Floor after 20 years of use at Northern Pacific Beneficial Association Hospital (also called Northern Pacific Hospital) Raecolith, Seattle, Mr. Larson. The building was designed by architects A.H. Stem, of Reed and Stem and the hospital was opened in 1905. The hospital was closed in 1968 and the building was demolished.

Northern Pacific Beneficial Association Hospital (Tacoma); Hospitals--Tacoma--1940-1950; Floors--Tacoma--1940-1950; Passageways--Tacoma--1940-1950;