{"nrhp_refnum":"04000711","name":"St. Mary's Nurses' Residence","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"542 6th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Niagara Falls","county":"Niagara County","state":"NY","lat":43.093038748000026,"lon":-79.05551649999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2004-07-16","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A four-story brick Georgian/Classical Revival nurses' residence at 542 6th Street, Niagara Falls, New York, built in 1927-1928 for the hospital's diploma nursing school, with a tunnel linking it to the hospital across the street.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant architecturally and historically as an intact example of the early 20th century nurses' residences built with teaching hospitals. These buildings housed and trained student nurses and formed part of a movement to raise nursing to a respected profession. It retains its original floor plan and many historic materials.","narrative":"Built in 1927-1928 on Sixth Street in Niagara Falls, this four-story brick building above a raised basement housed and trained student nurses for the hospital across the street. A tunnel under the street linked the two buildings. Its symmetrical facade has a projecting center pavilion, a portico with four Doric columns, stone trim and a rooftop pergola. Inside, the first floor held a marble foyer, lounge and dining room, the upper floors held single student bedrooms of 9 by 13 feet, and the ground level held classrooms, laboratories and a 250-person auditorium and gymnasium. It served nursing students until 1970, then became a residence for seminarians. It is valued as a well-preserved example of the diploma school nurses' residence, a building type tied to efforts to improve nursing's reputation. Although vacant and vandalized, it keeps its original plan and much original material.","period_of_significance":"1928-1953","architect_builder":"Kirkpatrick and Cannon; James G. Davidson of Niagara Falls Construction Co.","architectural_style":"Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals/Classical Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Unoccupied for about 17 years, owned by the City since 1993; vandalism and lack of heat have damaged some interiors, but the building remains structurally sound.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.338677-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/04000711.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000711/d40cc3f3ae-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/04000711/d40cc3f3ae-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Pubdog (talk)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Marys_Nurses_Residence_Jun_09.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Pubdog (talk)</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Marys_Nurses_Residence_Jun_09.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320145","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary%27s_Nurses%27_Residence","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7590372"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/niagara-county/st-marys-nurses-residence-04000711/"}