This month’s ‘Spot a Clock’ is located at Froedtert Hospital, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Wauwatosa.
The hospital is part of the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center, a consortium of six health care institutions that includes familiar names such as Children’s Hospital, Blood Center of Wisconsin, and the Medical College of Wisconsin.
This area has a long history of serving the medical needs of Milwaukee. The Milwaukee County Hospital and the Milwaukee County School of Nursing were located on the grounds located at the corner of 87th and Wisconsin Avenue.
Milwaukee County Hospital was established in 1852 with the purchase of 160 acres of farmland from Hendrick Gregg. Construction of the hospital was completed in 1869, with a 41-bed capacity. The hospital building was expanded in 1903.
As mentioned earlier, the Medical College of Wisconsin is located at the complex. In the 1950s, local philanthropist Kurtis Froedtert donated funds for establishing a teaching hospital, which culminated with the construction
of Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital in 1980. Froedtert Hospital operated jointly with Milwaukee County Hospital (renamed as the John L. Doyne Hospital). The teaching hospital operated with the assistance of Marquette University. The teaching hospital experienced financial difficulties shortly after being established, which led Marquette University to terminate its relationship with the school in 1967. The two hospitals merged in 1995. The entities that form the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center have since expanded, leading to the demolition of most of the original structures on the grounds.
The featured, unmarked clock was located above an archway of the Milwaukee County Hospital, and was salvaged during demolition.
