Administrative/Biographical History
The DeKalb Public Hospital was built with monies bequeathed by Mrs. Clinton Rosette and Joseph F. Glidden. The building was named the Glidden Memorial Hospital and the Board of Trustees would use the building to house the DeKalb Public Hospital. The hospital opened in October, 1922. An addition was added using monies bequeathed by Mrs. S.B. Bonney (daughter of I.L. Ellwood) and the Estate of Jacob Haish. In October, 1975, the new Kishwaukee Community Hospital was opened on Bethany Road. The old hospital building became the Barb City Manor Retirement Center.
