Learn more about this project. - Support St. Lukes Roosevelt

Plant & Scrymser: 21st Century Care in a 19th Century-Styled Home
Designated as NYC Landmarks in the historic Morningside Heights, the Plant and Scrymser
pavilions were designed by Beaux-Arts trained architect Ernest Flagg. The construction of both
historic buildings on St. Luke’s Hospital campus were funded through the generosity of individuals
committed to making an impact on health care of their fellow New Yorkers. Margaret J. Plant,
widow of Henry Bradley Plant (1819-1899), became a major philanthropist with the inheritance
of her husband’s fortune earned from railroads, steamship lines and hotels. She financed the Plant
Pavilion, dedicated in 1906. The Scrymser Pavilion, completed in 1928, was named for James
Alexander Scrymser, a pioneer in the development of telegraph cable lines, whose legacy of more
than one million dollars was received by the hospital after his widow, Mary Catherine passed
away.
Originally built to house private patients allowing for spacious rooms with views of beautiful
Morningside Park, today Plant & Scrymser represent a powerful opportunity for transformation
of clinical care within reach of all New Yorkers. These handsome buildings are clad in rusticated
stone and buff-colored brick, with mansard roofs. The Plant Pavilion in French Renaissance Revival
style, has marble and granite through the two lowest stories and light pressed brick and terra
cotta above.*
These buildings provide a unique philanthropic opportunity in which to support preserving the rich
architectural legacy of New York while serving the medical mission of St. Luke’s Hospital.