Post Hospital
In March 1868, Captain William Alonzo Wainwright arrived in Brownsville to supervise the rebuilding of Fort Brown following the Civil War and an 1867 hurricane. One of the first structures built under his direction was the Post Hospital, completed in 1869 and noted for its classical design and Palladian influences. First Lt. William C. Gorgas began studies that led to the discovery of the source of yellow fever while he was based here in 1883.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
25.8986° N, 97.4921° W
Where to Find It
Admin. Bldg., campus of Texas Southmost College, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville.
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi S Post Hospital Annex Brownsville
- <0.1 mi SE Fort Brown, Buildings 85 and 86 Brownsville
- <0.1 mi NW Launching Site of First U.S. Army Warplane Brownsville
- <0.1 mi NW Fort Brown Reservation Brownsville
- 0.1 mi SE Fort Brown Commissary/Guardhouse Brownsville
- 0.2 mi NW Fort Brown Brownsville