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Topia!: Arts: Architecture: History: Building Types: Hospitals and Asylums (216)
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Bartonville State Hospital - Page at Historic Peoria concerning this disused Central Illinois mental hospital's history and ghosts. Hospitals and Hospices in the Maltese Islands - A history with references by Charles Savona-Ventura. Covers civil and military, midwifery, naval and seaman's hospitals and hospices for the elderly. Poorhouse Story - Extensive site concerning the history of poorhouses. Eloise: The Poorhouse that Became an Asylum - Illustrated article by Mary Bailey from Detroit News on the history of the Eloise hospital near Detroit, Michigan. Kew Asylum Museum - The Australian Science Academy Project explains its creation of a museum to document the history of this 19th-century former asylum in Victoria. Includes an illustrated history by Daniel Cass. Waucapa County Wisconsin Asylum - Page at a genealogy site with information on the founding of this institution. Franklin County Poorhouse - History and photographic exploration of this 19th-century institution in Northern New York that sheltered paupers and the mentally ill. Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center - History of this central New York State institution for the mentally ill located in Utica. Lost Las Vegas - Insane Asylum - History page at Lost Las Vegas concerning the administration building of this New Mexico insane asylum. Glenn Dale Hospital - The history, current status, and future uses of this closed mental hospital complex in Maryland. Includes articles and photographs. Worcester Hospitals - Historic postcard images of the hospitals, asylum, and poor farm in Worcester, Massachusetts. Manteno State Mental Hospital - Transform Art - Photo gallery by Dave Halbeck depicting disused Illinois asylum. Newark State School - History of Newark, New York institution for the developmentally disabled, with historic postcard image. Kings Park Psychiatric Center - Through articles, photographs, and video, this site documents the now-defunct Kings Park Psychiatric Center on Long Island, New York. Metropolitan State Hospital - The Massachusetts Film Office presents this former Waltham mental hospital for use in films. Page contains color photographs. The Asylum Opens its Doors - Illustrated history of Utica and Marcy asylums in central New York State. History of South Carolina DMH - Illustrated history of South Carolina State Hospital and the State Department of Mental Health. Western State Hospital History - History page at Western State Hospital (Virginia) site, with many historic images. Fulton State Hospital History - History page at the Fulton State Hospital site. Includes a photo of building at this Missouri institution. Dorothea Dix Hospital - Official site of mental hospital in North Carolina. Contains history section and many historic images. Origins of Therapeutic Landscape Design in Ontario - Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital - Extensively documented article from the 1998 Congress of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Town of Sykesville Warfield Complex Development Project - Information on many aspects of the restoration of the historic Springfield State Hospital buildings in Maryland. Hudson River State Hospital - A Dark Passage expedition to the historic Hudson River State Hospital, a Gothic Revival mental institution dating from 1868. The Building Design: Saint John Lunatic Asylum - Page describing the architecture of this 19th century Italianate insane asylum in Nova Scotia, Canada. Illustrated with floor plan. Vshadow - Public Institutions - Illustrated Virginia university page describing the early history of two Virginia custodial institutions. Fremantle Arts Centre and History Museum - History of this 1861 Gothic Revival building, once Australia's first lunatic asylum, now a museum. Gloucester Asylums - History of former county asylums in Gloucester, UK: Horton Road and Coney Hill. Hartwood Hospital - Illustrated history of Hartwood and other old Scotland mental hospitals. Hospitals in Great Yarmouth, UK - A list of hospitals from medieval to modern, with brief histories and references to surviving records, from Norfolk Record Office. Fairfield Hills State Hospital - Gallery of photographs of this former Connecticut mental hospital. Diversatech - Manteno State Hospital - Recent aerial survey of the grounds of former Manteno State Hospital in Illinois. Cane Hill - Page with historic photos, trivia and exploration reports concerning a huge former mental hospital in South London in the United Kingdom. Binghamton State Hospital - Donna Thomas reports on the preservation prospects of this former mental hospital building in New York, designed by Isaac Perry. Illinois State Institutions in the Early Days - Overview of historic Illinois state institutions for the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, and other populations. Norwich State Hospital - Photos of Norwich State Hospital in Connecticut. Bangor in Focus: Bangor Mental Health Institute - A illustrated history by Ryan R. Robbins of Maine's second state mental hospital, opened in 1901. Public Hospital in Colonial Williamsburg - Article about this early mental hospital in Virginia Michigan Historical Hospitals - Intended as a resource for adoption research, this page contains a useful list of historic medical hospitals, sanitariums, and mental hospitals in Michigan. DMHDD Milestones in Tennessee - Timeline containing milestone dates for Tennessee institutions Pennsylvania State Hospital for the Criminally Insane - Brief architectural specification page concerning mental institution in Farview, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. Livonia Struggles to Revive Site of Abandoned Ardmore - Detroit News article concerning the status of the Ardmore Center mental hospital complex near Detroit, Michigan. Abandoned Insane Asylums - Robert Foster's site featuring photos and historic images of abandoned asylums in the United States. Rockland Psych - Photographs of dissused mental health building complex in New York. Northern State Hospital - Illustrated history of Northern State Hospital in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. Hastings Regional Center - Rootsweb page with history of Hastings Regional Center in Nebraska. Central State Hospital Museum - Page with contact and tour information for Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia. Glore Psychiatric Museum. Roadside America - Road report and review of the Glore Psychiatric Museum at the former mental hospital site St. Joseph, Missouri. Pemanent Exhibitions of the Jefferson County Historical Society - The lower half of this page features information on the Madison State Hospital Museum. New Jersey Medical History Postcard Collection - List of vintage postcards of New Jersey hospitals and institutions, illustrated with several examples. Eastern State Hospital Bat Project - Donna Hensley designs a bat house for Eastern State Hospital grounds in Medical Lake, Washington. Several photographs. Early St. Louis Hospitals, Homes, and Asylums - History of several historic St Louis, Missouri institutions. Salem County Almshouse and Asylum - Illustrated page with history and current preservation status of almshouse and asylum complex in Salem County, New Jersey. The Run from Farm to Farm - History of Western Washington State Hospital (Fort Steilacoom) 1935 New York Hospitals - Listing of general hospitals, state hospitals, sanitaria, and related institutions as of 1935 in the state of New York. Sample Entries Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center - Page from the Encyclopedia of New York State concerning former mental hospital in Utica. International Network for the History of Hospitals - Promotes studies related to the historical evolution of hospitals from their beginnings to the present day. Conferences, advisory board, newsletters, membership form. Investigation of Boyds Sanitarium - This ghost-hunting page provides a history and recent photographs of this one-time mountainside tuberculosis sanitarium near Las Cruces, New Mexico. Hospitals in New Mexico, 1912 - This page provides a list of New Mexico hospitals and institutions as of 1912. Caring for the Mentally Ill - Long Island, New York history page concerning Kings Park and other mental hospitals. Edgewood State Hospital - Railroad-oriented page features some building photos of this Long Island, New York mental hospital which has long since been closed. Abandoned Hospital Info - Page of recent photographs of Brook Hospital, which dates to 1896, located in southeast London, United Kingdom. The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital Shrine - A "cyberspace shrine" for the abandoned Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital, Maidenhead, England. Abandoned Memories - Photos of abandoned insane asylum buildings in Northville, Michigan Northville Tunnels - History of Northville mental hospital complex in Michigan, with many recent photos. Manteno State Hospital - Paragraph and several recent photos of building exteriors at this abandoned Illinois mental institution. The History of Oak Grove Hospital - Vintage account at a genealogy site of the early history of the Oak Grove mental hospital in Flint, Michigan. Flint Timeline Project - St.Joseph Hospital - History of St Joseph medical hospital in Flint, Michigan; founded in 1920. Owosso Sanitarium - Illustrated article about sanitarium at Gute Hill in Owosso, Michigan St. Joseph's Sanitarium and Bath House - Genealogy-related page with image and early history of medical/spa sanitarium in Mt. Clemens near Detroit. Featured New York Postcards - Health Care - Images of vintage postcards of several hospitals, sanitaria, sanatoria, and eldercare institutions in the state of New York. The Changing Face of Borgess - Early history including architectural information of Borgess Hospital, founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1889. Pennsylvania Hospital: History: Virtual Tour - Illustrated virtual tour of hospital originally designed by architect Samuel Rhoads. The History of Rotherham's Hospitals - Illustrated history of four United Kingdom hospitals. History - Newark State Administration Building - Newark NY - Architectural history of administration building for institution for the developmentally disabled located in Newark, New York from 1873 to 1974. Newark State School - Vintage photographs of Newark, New York institution for the developmentally disabled on fire. Newark State School - History of Newark, New York institution for the developmentally disabled, from the Wayne County history pages. The Colonnade - History of Rainhill Hospital in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Rossbret Asylums Website - Extensive index of asylums in the United Kingdom. Asylum's Tale - Article about history and preservation status of mental institution in Tasmania dating back to the 1830's. North Dakota State Hospital - History by Janell Cole of this state hospital opened in Jamestown in 1885. Nevada Missouri Telecommunity - Joplin Globe article by Robert J. Smith on the conversion of former mental hospital in Nevada, Missouri into a "telecommunity". Detroit Early Asylums - Genealogy-related page about the early institutions in Detroit, Michigan. Old Hospitals of Greater Detroit - Index from 1967 - Lengthy list of the names and addresses of hospitals and related facilities extant in the Detroit, Michigan area in 1967 Poorfarms and Asylums - Index page with web sites pertaining to poorhouses, sanatoria, and asylums Medical Heritage of Great Britain - A gazetteer of historic hospitals, dispensaries, spas and other medical heritage from the Bath and Wessex Medical History Group, arranged by county. Bedlam: Custody Care and Cure 1247-1997 - An old Museum of London exhibition telling the fascinating 750-year-old story of Bethlem Royal Hospital, popularly known as 'Bedlam', the world's oldest institution caring for people with mental disorders. Tales Of Eloise - Dedicated to the Eloise institution in Westland, Michigan; Chronicles the 150 year history from beginning to end. Public Hospital - Official page for the museum in the reconstructed Public Hospital at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia; first opened in 1773. The Lost Asylum - Fairfield Hills State Hospital - Documentary of Fairfield Hills, Located in Newtown, CT., with images, interviews, history , message boards and History of Arizona State Hospital - Arizona state government page with history overview and sketch of this Kirkbride-like facility. The Manteno Project - The Manteno Project, information and photographs about the history of the Manteno State Hospital (aka the Manteno Mental Health Center), in Manteno, Illinois. The Old Administration Building - Page at Public Health Museum site concerning main building of Tewksbury State Hospital, constructed in 1894 in the Queen Anne style to the design of Boston architect John A. Fox. Peoria State Hospital - Illinois state history page concerning Peoria State Hospital (Bartonville Asylum). Hospitals of Hamilton, Ontario - Pre-World War I postcard images of medical hospital, asylum, and sanatorium postcards in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. World Of Lunatic Asylums - History, heritage and architecture former lunatic asylums and mental health care in the UK and the rest of the world. Pilgrim State Hospital - Photographs of the abandoned buildings at Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center in Brentwood, New York. St. Louis City Hospital - An online repository of photos, articles, records, and creative texts documenting the evolving life of the former City Hospital buildings in St. Louis.
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