Lockwood Park
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Lockwood and Spruce Streets |
In September of 1892, the village of Petoskey accepted the gift of grounds (possibly 2 acres) for a park from Isaac D. Toll. He presented the land to the Colonel Lombard Post Number 17 of the Grand Army of the Republic to be used for pleasure and Memorial Day services. He hoped that there would be a monument erected in memory of soldiers who had died.
William Lockwood (1824-1900) was born in North Springfield, Vermont. He served in the Civil War and started coming to Petoskey around 1880 to escape hay fever. He loved it so much that he and his wife became permanent residents in 1890. Mr. Lockwood died before construction of the hospital was completed.
Lockwood Hospital postcard sold during Hospital Day.
Lockwood General Hospital, the pioneer hospital of Petoskey, was organized as a non-profit corporation in 1901. It was made possible through the generosity of William and Lamira Lockwood. On June 29, 1899 they deeded the Oriental Hotel property on Lake Street to nine Petoskey citizens, who were to act as a Board of Trustees. B.H. Cook was elected president, Leon Chichester, treasurer, and Chalmers Curtis, secretary. Other board members were C.J. Pailthorp, Dr H.T. Calkins, W. Bradley Lawton, C.F. Hankey, James Inglis, and Thomas Foreman. The board decided the property was not suitable for a hospital and searched for another location. It appears that the board ran the hotel as a fundraiser for the hospital.
In 1900, in agreement with the Colonel Lombard Post, General Isaac Toll offered Toll Park as the site for the hospital, and on February 9, 1900 deeded the property to the Hospital Board. The Lombard Post put up a monument at Greenwood Cemetery instead of using the park. Plans were drawn up by J.N. Daverman and Sons. On April 10, 1901, construction commenced, and was completed the following year by Olsen & Son Construction. The building cost about $7,000. The first superintendent was Eva Rockwell, and the first patient was admitted on July 15, 1902. In October 1901, Mrs. Annie Kirkland presented the suggestion of organizing a Ladies Auxiliary board. In 1903 the Auxiliary began Hospital Day as a fundraiser. According to 1904 records, they made $1416.44 on Hospital Day and another $1433 from benefit dances and events.
In its first 18 months, the hospital treated 290 patients and oversaw 9 births. There was an average of 8 patients per day.
Various improvements were made in enlarging and modernizing the building. On December 6, 1937 work was started on a modern fire-proof addition making additional capacity of 25 beds, operating room and delivery room. The 1938 board members were:
Watson Snyder, president
Alick Rosenthal, vice president
W.B. Lawton, secretary/treasurer
Building Committee: George Danser, Clarence Christopher, and Walter Schlechte
General Members: Dr. R.D. Engle, C.E. Garvin, W.G. McCune, Mrs. Dudley McDonald, and Mrs. Thomas McKeachie
Superintendent: Miss Antoinette Hauk
Lockwood Hospital moved to Arlington Avenue in 1965. It was re-named Lockwood-McDonald hospital and had 72 beds. The old building was razed in NOvember, 1967 to make way for six home sites.
In 1900, in agreement with the Colonel Lombard Post, General Isaac Toll offered Toll Park as the site for the hospital, and on February 9, 1900 deeded the property to the Hospital Board. The Lombard Post put up a monument at Greenwood Cemetery instead of using the park. Plans were drawn up by J.N. Daverman and Sons. On April 10, 1901, construction commenced, and was completed the following year by Olsen & Son Construction. The building cost about $7,000. The first superintendent was Eva Rockwell, and the first patient was admitted on July 15, 1902. In October 1901, Mrs. Annie Kirkland presented the suggestion of organizing a Ladies Auxiliary board. In 1903 the Auxiliary began Hospital Day as a fundraiser. According to 1904 records, they made $1416.44 on Hospital Day and another $1433 from benefit dances and events.
In its first 18 months, the hospital treated 290 patients and oversaw 9 births. There was an average of 8 patients per day.
Various improvements were made in enlarging and modernizing the building. On December 6, 1937 work was started on a modern fire-proof addition making additional capacity of 25 beds, operating room and delivery room. The 1938 board members were:
Watson Snyder, president
Alick Rosenthal, vice president
W.B. Lawton, secretary/treasurer
Building Committee: George Danser, Clarence Christopher, and Walter Schlechte
General Members: Dr. R.D. Engle, C.E. Garvin, W.G. McCune, Mrs. Dudley McDonald, and Mrs. Thomas McKeachie
Superintendent: Miss Antoinette Hauk
Lockwood Hospital moved to Arlington Avenue in 1965. It was re-named Lockwood-McDonald hospital and had 72 beds. The old building was razed in NOvember, 1967 to make way for six home sites.
The city of Petoskey had water reserve stored in tanks at the top of Lockwood and Spruce Streets next to Lockwood Hospital. The tanks inspired the name of a softball diamond, established there in 1940. Tanks Field is now known as Lockwood Park.