Eitel Hospital, 1375 Willow Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| Address: | 1375 Willow Street |
| Neighborhood/s: | Loring Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| City/locality- State/province |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
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Hennepin County, Minnesota |
| State/province: | Minnesota |
| Country: | United States |
| Year built: | 1912 |
| Primary Style: | Classical Revival |
| Historic Function: | Hospital |
| Current Function: | Apartments/condominiums |
| Architect or source of design: | Lowell A. Lamoreaux |
| Material of Exterior Wall Covering: | Brick |
| Notes: | Located across from Loring Park. |
(44.9698164° N, 93.2818661° W)
| National Register of Historic Places Information | |
| Certification date: | December 26, 2007 |
| Level of significance: | Local |
Eitel Hospital was founded in 1912 by Dr. George G. Eitel, serving wealthy residents of the city. In 1982 it became affiliated with Abbott Northwestern, and finally closed in 1985. Since then the hospital building was used by the Willow Street Center for Youth and Families, and finally by Allina for offices. In 2006 it was renovated and converted into apartments.
Memories and stories
This information and the accompanying documents are shared to honor an ancestor whose untimely loss was deeply felt by his family and descendants, and to provide an interesting period illustration of lives touched by the services of Eitel Hospital.
Joseph Hajicek was born in Dobrvka, Bohemia, later settling on homesteaded land near New Prague, Minnesota with wife Anastasia Kajer. They had ten children, nine boys and one girl and a reportedly happy life together. At the time of his death he owned and ran the brewery in Hutchinson, Minnesota. Because of his death following surgery at Eitel Hospital, a great distrust of doctors and hospitals was passed down through the generations in the Hajicek family. After recently retrieving his death certificate, a family mystery was solved: His health troubles apparently began with a burst appendix - quite a danger back then!
Photo Gallery
Joseph Hajicek, owner of the Hutchinson Brewery, died at Eitel Hospital at 2am September 30, 1914.
The obituary of Joseph Hajicek (1862-1914) talks about his treatment at Eitel Hospital.
Death certificate of Joseph Hajicek (1862-1914).
See signature of George G. Eitel, MD; Close-up of death certificate of Joseph Hajicek (1862-1914).
1927 Eitel Hospital Nurse's Graduation Pin
Related Links
A History of Minneapolis: Religion, Social Services, and Medicine
1923 Biography of George G. Eitel, M.D.
