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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Exterior Work on Fort Gratiot Hospital Nearly Completed-- Part 1

From the April 14, 2015, Times Herald by Bob Gross.

The building is now sheathed in a moisture barrier of what is considered the oldest wooden structure in St. Clair County which is now nearing restoration.  Its windows are being made and the front porch is being constructed.

The work is being overseen by the Fort Gratiot Hospital Heritage Committee.

The hospital was built in 1829 and had space for the post surgeon and a hospital ward.  After the fort was finally shut down in 1879, it was moved and split in two.  It was then located on St. Clair Street.

Port Huron bought the two houses were bought by Port Huron in 2002 and reunited them at the city's Lighthouse Park adjacent to the Fort Gratiot Light Station County Park.

--Brock-Perry

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