Person Preferred Name

Adeline Townsend

Bellevue Hospital - Townsend Pavilion Cornerstone Ceremony

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A group of people are shown outdoors attending the cornerstone ceremonies for the Townsend Pavilion at Bellevue Hospital. The building behind them is the First Avenue and 26th Street building at Bellevue. The Townsend Pavilion was a gift from the philanthropist Adeline Townsend and was built for the treatment of women suffering from tumors. It was dedicated in April 1887.