Margaret Sanger Clinic
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Margaret Sanger Clinic | |
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| Location | 17 W. 16th St., New York, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′17″N 73°59′39″W / 40.73806°N 73.99417°WCoordinates: 40°44′17″N 73°59′39″W / 40.73806°N 73.99417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1846 |
| Architect | Edward Mesier |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 93001599[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | September 14, 1993[1] |
| Designated NHL | September 14, 1993[2] |
The Margaret Sanger Clinic is a building at 17 West 16th Street, New York City, (Edward Mesier, architect, 1846) which housed the Clinical Research Bureau, where Margaret Sanger and her successors provided contraception services and conducted research from 1930 to 1973.[3] Margaret Sanger whose close friend Otto Bobsein is credited with first using the term "birth control"[2] in 1914, had over 30 nurses assisting patients and training other medical practitioners.
The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.[2][4][5]
It is now privately owned.
See also
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- 1 2 3 "Margaret Sanger Clinic". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. 2007-09-15.
- ↑ Places Where Women Made History: Margaret Sanger Clinic, at National Park Service
- ↑ Miller, Page Putnam (September 27, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Margaret Sanger Clinic" (pdf). National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Margaret Sanger Clinic—Accompanying photos" (pdf). National Park Service. 1993.
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