Strecker Memorial Laboratory
historic place
The Strecker Memorial Laboratory, located on Roosevelt Island in New York, New York, was constructed in 1892. Designed by architects Frederick Clarke Withers and Walter Dickson, the building exhibits a Romanesque Revival style. It was established as the nation's first institution dedicated to pathological and bacteriological research, serving the nearby City Hospital. The laboratory was a gift from the daughter of a Mr. Strecker. Its original layout included a room for routine specimen examination, an autopsy room, and a mortuary on the first floor, with additional rooms for research on the second. In 1905, a third story was added, expanding facilities for histological examination, a museum, and a library. From 1907, the laboratory also housed the Russell Sage Institute of Pathology. The facility closed in the 1950s and later underwent restoration, completed around 2010. Today, the Strecker Memorial Laboratory serves as a power conversion substation for subway trains. It was designated a historic landmark in 1972 and a New York City landmark in 1975. The specific text of its historical marker is not available.