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Topia!: Arts: Architecture: History: Building Types: Hospitals and Asylums: Kirkbride (83)
The Ridges - Southeast Psychiatric Hospital in Ohio presents historic images and other information on the former Athens State Hospital. Endangered New York Psychiatric Centers - The Preservation League of New York State describes four endangered asylum buildings. Clinton Valley Center - Expandable thumbnail photographs by Butch of this abandoned asylum in Pontiac, Michigan, prior to demolition. Brattleboro Retreat (Vermont Asylum for the Insane) - Nomination to include Brattleboro Retreat in the National Register. Includes detailed survey of buildings and other historic features on the site. Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane - Illustrated history page at the Indiana Medical History Museum site. Insane Asylum Number 3, Nevada, Missouri - Page by London Irwin featuring several historic postcard images of the old Nevada State Hospital. WestonLandmark - Organization dedicated to the pservation of former mental hospital building designed by architect R. Snowden Andrews, located in West Virginia. Map and Index of the Ridges - Map, photos, and building listings of The Ridges section at Ohio University which was formerly the Athens mental hospital. Town Sees Red Over Police Vandalism (Weston, West Virginia) - Article from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from June 1999 about the former Weston State Hospital in West Virginia. The article gives equal attention to a police vandalism incident and plans to re-use the building. Michigan Historical Marker - Clinton Valley Center - Michigan Historical Markers page on asylum building designed by Elijah E. Myers and completed in 1878. Kennedy Museum of Art - History - Illustrated history of Kirkbride building designed by Levi T. Scofield at former Athens State Hospital in Ohio. This building now houses the Kennedy Museum of Art. Clinton Valley Center - An Album of Images and History - Historic information along with modern and historic images of the former Pontiac State Hospital in Michigan. Kirkbride's Hospital - Historic District web page with detailed description of this pioneering Philadelphia hospital and its history. Spencer State Hospital - History of state hospital in West Virginia. Includes a photograph. Part of Roane County genealogy pages. Paintings of Clinton Valley Center - William Brody's paintings depicting now-demolished Pontiac Michigan asylum designed by Elijah Myers. Places in Worcester - Asylum For the Insane - Community page with historic anecdotes from several submitters, and old postcard views. A Brief History of Spring Grove - Chronological history of second oldest mental hospital in the United States, with many illustrations including photos of buildings and building plans. Institute of Penn. Hospital Getting a New Lease on Life - Philadelphia Business Journal article concerning re-use of Dr Kirkbride's mental hospital building. Fergus Falls State Hospital Complex - Minnesota Historical Society page with history, context, modern color photos, and links to related historic buildings. Historic American Buildings Survey - Elgin State Hospital - Many photos showing architecture details of this northern Illinois asylum demolished in the 1990s. St. Elizabeths Hospital - Historic Medical Sites page concerning this federal government mental hospital in Washington, D.C., with recent photo of the center of the Kirkbride building. Justin's Haunts - The Ridges - A photo gallery of the former Athens State Hospital buildings and grounds in Ohio. Olmsted School on Pan Am Site - Buffalo Preservation Report article opposing a school plan on the site of the H.H. Richardson and Frederick Law Olmdsted - designed grounds of the Buffalo State Hospital in New York. J. Farrow Museum - Illustrated page of museum on the site of the former Kirkbride-plan Winnebago State Hospital in Wisconsin. Retreat Farm Feature - Prospectus concerning re-use of former farmlands of Brattleboro Retreat in Vermont. About the Brattleboro Retreat - History of Brattleboro Retreat in Vermont, from the institution's web site. Athens State Hospital Employees - Genealogy-related page featuring a vintage image of the administration building of Athens State Hospital in Ohio. Kennedy Museum - Sequential photo gallery with recent images of the former administration building of Athens State Hospital in Ohio. Athens State Hospital - 1905 article about the history of Athens State Hospital in Ohio. Athens Mental Health Center - Ghost-oriented web site with history of former Athens, Ohio mental hospital PAWV Endangered Sites List - Weston State Hospital - Page with recent detailed photo and preservation status of abandoned state hospital in Weston, West Virginia Touring Weston By Computer - Sunday Gazette Mail article about Weston State Hospital in West Virginia - laser scanning and history Kalamazoo State Hospital - Gloria Liu presents several clear black-and-white photos of the interior and exterior of the Kirkbride building at Kalamazoo State Hospital in Michigan. Weston State Hospital - Page of photos of Weston State Hospital at the Weston Democrat newspaper site. Callan Park History - Illustrated history of Callan Park Mental Hospital in Sydney, Australia, including the Kirkbride complex built in 1885. History of Rozelle - Illustrated history of Kirkbride-plan Callan Mental Hospital in Sydney, Australia, later integrated into Rozelle Hospital. Battle of Callan Park - Article about preservation battle over the natural and historic resources of the former mental hospital grounds at Callan Park, Sydney, Australia. Kalamazoo State Hospital - David Kohrman's web page with recent photographs of Michigan's oldest state hospital which is also the only one from the 19th century still in operation. Save Clinton Valley Center - Extensive photo gallery of Clinton Valley Center, formerly located in Pontiac, Michigan. Elgin State Hospital Annex - Postcard image of annex at Elgin State Hospital in Illinois, accompanied by description of early history. The Ridges Isn't That Scary - Interview with Ohio University archivist and Ridges expert Doug McCabe. Kirkbride Buildings - Information on Thomas Story Kirkbride and his mental hospital plan. Includes photographs of several Kirkbride buildings. The Demise of Pontiac State Hospital - The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit site presents this well-documented and well-illustrated tour of the former Pontiac State Hospital (Clinton Valley Center) at a time when it had been partially demolished during 2000. Central State Hospital - State of Indiana page containing several articles and many photographs of the history of this Indianapolis asylum.
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