Bellevue Hospital - Gatehouse

Gatehouse of Bellevue Hospital, in 1890. Some men can be seen in the photo, both at the gate and inside the courtyard. Information Below taken from Registration Record: Erected in 1885, the gates stoocd on the north side of 26th street, midway between First Avenue and the East River. The entrance was demolished in 1929 to allow for the constructino of the O.P.D building." Inscription over doorway at left, "Founded 1812. Erected 1885." Across the archway "Bellevue Hospital." Over the doorway at right, "Commissioners Thomas S. Brennan Prest /Henry H. Porter/ Chas E. Simmons/ Joseph M Dunn (?) architect." The hospital can be seen through the archway of the gatehouse, and on the left is a sidewalk going past the main entrance to Bellevue. There are two men standing in the street on the other side of the archway looking toward the camera. There are 4 shuttered windows across the top, only the lower halves are in the photograph. Written on the back of the photograph is "Summer 1890"