Christ Church Hospital (Christ Church Hospital for Indigent Women) was founded by Dr. John Kearsley in 1772 at 111 Arch St. The "Hospital" was not a hospital in the modern sense; it was a place to live for poor and widowed women of the church. In March, 1819 the hospital moved to a new, larger building at 306 - 308 Cherry St. The architect was William Strickland and the new building cost almost $19,000. It was (& is) 60 feet wide and 40 feet deep and had a rear wing that no longer stands. There were 24 rooms to accommodate 40 women.
In the 1850's, a new, much larger, Christ Church Hospital was built at what is now 49th Street and Monument Avenue. In 1961, that hospital became Kearsley Rehab & Nursing Center—named for the hospital's founder.
The Church St building was converted into factory and warehouse space. In the 1910's the attic was turned into a full 4th story and in the 1980's the building was converted to apartments and office space.
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