Louis County Health Department, and the Welfare Department started operating the Nopeming facility as a county nursing home. TB patients became the responsibility of the St. In August, 1957, nursing home patients began to be admitted, and in December, 1971, the facility ceased to be a tuberculosis sanatorium and became the Nopeming Nursing Home. In 1954, a study was conducted to determine the possible alteration of a Nopeming building for use as a nursing home for the aged. In investment of $350,000 was celebrated in October, 1948 with a new 76 bed wing bringing the total number to 340. An additional $23,650 was voted against 1939 county property to finance completion of the addition. In 1938 an operating room was installed on the fourth floor of the Chateau to accommodate all needed chest surgeries, a sprinkler fire suppression system was installed, and a $143,000 levy was voted by the County Board to add two 50 bed units to the sanatorium. By the late 1920s there were 30 buildings valued at $500,000. Duluth citizens contributed $5,491 in 1911 and $5,491 in 1912 for the Children's Cottage. The basement of the building was completed August 8, 1911, and in the spring, the Main building and a Children's Cottage were finished. The contract for the first building was awarded May 22, 1911. Louis river valley, and the Nopeming Station of the Canadian Northern Railway was close by. 1 "the new partly paved highway to the Twin Cities". ![]() ![]() Louis County Board appropriated $19,625 to initially authorize the purchase of an 80 acre site located in T49 R15 section 95 (Midway) for the facility on September 1, 1910, expanding it to 269.72 acres in 1924. The choice of location was thoroughly investigated and five principles determine comparative advantages: accessibility, protection, sanitation, scenic environment and agricultural development. He remained until August 10, 1911, when he left for Canada to do similar work. Hart was previously with the Trudeau Sanatorium at Saranac Lake, and had been a tuberculosis patient. Hart, was appointed and began his duties May 5, 1910. The first Secretary and Superintendent, Dr. Louis County Board appointed a three-member Sanatorium Commission of Dr. Gates of Kenyon, Minnesota at the request of the St. ![]() Stevenson, assistant county attorney, and was introduced to the legislature by Dr. The enabling act by the legislature was introduced at the request of officers of the Duluth anti-tuberculosis committee, P. Louis County Board of Commissioners that was established Ap(Minnesota Laws 1909 c437 p398: Act to enable counties to establish and maintain public tuberculosis sanatoria.). Louis County Sanatorium Commission, appointed Jby the St. It operated under the direction of a three-member St. The Nopeming Sanatorium was opened for tuberculosis patients May 22, 1912.
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