Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis
historic place
The Triboro Hospital for Tuberculosis, located in Queens, New York, was completed in 1941. Designed in the Art Moderne style by architect John Russell Pope and the firm Eggers & Higgins, it functioned as a municipal sanatorium during the tuberculosis epidemic. New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia laid the cornerstone in 1939 and dedicated the hospital in January 1941. The facility was built to house over 500 patients. In the 1950s, it merged with Queens General Hospital, becoming part of the Queens Hospital Center. By the 1970s, it transitioned into a general hospital. The former Triboro Hospital has since been rehabilitated into affordable and supportive housing. In 2019, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, recognizing its historical and architectural significance.