MacLachlan Sanitarium

The MacLachlan Sanitarium is a hospital/family home located at 6482 Pingree Road in Elwell, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1981[2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

Dr. Charles H. MacLachlan Sanitarium and House
Location6482 Pingree Rd., Elwell, Michigan
Coordinates43°23′9″N 84°44′47″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1908 (1908)
NRHP reference No.82000533[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 1982
Designated MSHSJanuary 8, 1981[2]

History

Dr. Charles H. MacLachlan was born in 1845 in Perth County, Ontario, the son of Alexander and Clamina MacLachlan.[3] He later moved to Pennsylvania, and there married Sarah E. Peters in 1871. Maclachlan was an early proponent of "physiological therapeutics," a treatment of chronic diseases without the use of medication.[2] He studied at Juttners Physiological Institute in Cincinnati, then moved to Seville Township in 1883. There, he constructed a sanitarium as a facility to treat chronic diseases such as tuberculosis, rheumatism, and nerve and skin disease. The facility also served as a local hospital. MacLachlan slowly built the establishment into a thriving medical pratcice, and in 1908 added a main section to the facility.[2]

The structure was used as a sanitarium until MacLachlan's death in 1920.[2] Afterward, it was used as a boardinghouse, bar, restaurant, dancehall, and private residence.

Description

The Charles H. MacLachlan Sanitarium consists of two attached sections: a small single-story wood-framed structure built in 1883 and a larger two-story fieldstone structure built in 1908.[2] The 1883 section is clad with clapboards and sits on a stone pad; it has a gable roof and double hung sashwindows. The 1908 section is constructed of uncoursed fieldstone, sitting on a stone pad and topped with a hip roof. A deep veranda spans the front of the building and wraps around one corner. The veranda has support columns and a balustrade constructed of fieldstone. The windows of the structure are surrounded with slightly arced stone frames.[2]

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References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "MacLachlan, Dr. Charles H., Sanitarium and House". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on December 24, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  3. Willard Davis Tucker (1912), Gratiot County, Michigan: Historical, Biographical, Statistical, Volume 2, pp. 1119–1120
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