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Founding and Initial Location
- When
- 20 July 1869
- Where
- 9 Rutland Street, South End
Francis Henry Brown founded Children's Hospital Boston on 20 July 1869, opening a 20-bed facility in a small townhouse at 9 Rutland Street in Boston's South End.
Brown, a Civil War surgeon who had traveled to Europe in 1867 to study the pioneering specialized approach to treating children, opened a 20-bed facility in a small townhouse at 9 Rutland Street in Boston's South End. The founding date of 20 July 1869 is as stated in the source. The hospital remained at this location until 1871, when it moved to Huntington Avenue.
Sources
- Boston Children's Hospital Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
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