[1] Morgan and Josephson Architects were appointed to design the buildings and the foundation stone was laid in 1897 by Governor Hampden.

The two buildings on the front block were joined by the addition of a square tower over the entrance facing Lilydale Street in 1913.

[4] Matron Helen Beattie ran the hospital for 32 years, until her retirement in 1935.

[6] By the 1970s a lack of funding saw declining usage for the site, and in 1990, the hospital closed its doors, and has remained empty since.

In 2015, Marrickville Council released plans to redevelop the site into a residential and commercial development including a new library and 'community hub'.