Historedia
Episode 2 of 2

Cornerstone Laying

When
25 November 1852
Where
West 28th Street, Manhattan
Part of
Mount Sinai Hospital founded by New York Jewish charities

Sampson Simson donated the hospital's first site, and the cornerstone was laid in November 1852.

Sampson Simson donated the hospital's first site on West 28th Street in Manhattan, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. The cornerstone for this site was laid on November 25, 1852.

Sources

  1. Mount Sinai Hospital (Manhattan) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04

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