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Newark State School
Newark State School: Vintage photographs of Newark, New York institution for the developmentally disabled on fire. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.genquest.com/newarkstateschool.htm |
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Kings Park Psychiatric Center
Kings Park Psychiatric Center: Through articles, photographs, and video, this site documents the now-defunct Kings Park Psychiatric Center on Long Island, New York. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.variousdirections.com/~sera/webpage/index.html |
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Clifton Springs Sanitarium History
Clifton Springs Sanitarium History: Historic photos of medical/spa sanitarium. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.midlakes.org/community/History.htm |
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The History of Rotherham's Hospitals
The History of Rotherham's Hospitals: Illustrated history of four United Kingdom hospitals. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://micklebring.com/hospitals.htm |
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Abandoned Hospital Info
Abandoned Hospital Info: Page of recent photographs of Brook Hospital, which dates to 1896, located in southeast London, United Kingdom. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://mysite.freeserve.com/offkilter/page3.html |
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Binghamton State Hospital
Binghamton State Hospital: Donna Thomas reports on the preservation prospects of this former mental hospital building in New York, designed by Isaac Perry. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.rodserling.com/bshospital.htm |
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Owosso Sanitarium
Owosso Sanitarium: Illustrated article about sanitarium at Gute Hill in Owosso, Michigan (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.shiawasseehistory.com/gute.html |
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Western State Hospital History
Western State Hospital History: History page at Western State Hospital (Virginia) site, with many historic images. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.wsh.state.va.us/history.htm |
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Poorfarms and Asylums
Poorfarms and Asylums: Index page with web sites pertaining to poorhouses, sanatoria, and asylums (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://community-2.webtv.net/juneacastorena/POORFARMSANDASYLUMS/ |
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Cane Hill
Cane Hill: Page with historic photos, trivia and exploration reports concerning a huge former mental hospital in South London in the United Kingdom. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.urbex.org.uk/projects/cane/index.shtml |
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Caring for the Mentally Ill
Caring for the Mentally Ill: Long Island, New York history page concerning Kings Park and other mental hospitals. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.lihistory.com/6/hs620a.htm |
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Public Hospital
Public Hospital: Official page for the museum in the reconstructed Public Hospital at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia; first opened in 1773. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/almanack/places/hb/hbhos.cfm |
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LIRR State Hospital Spurs
LIRR State Hospital Spurs: Information on Long Island, New York state hospitals and how they were served by the Long Island Railroad. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.lirrhistory.com/hosp.html |
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Pennsylvania State Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Pennsylvania State Hospital for the Criminally Insane: Brief architectural specification page concerning mental institution in Farview, Wayne County, Pennsylvania. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm?RecordId=CED328A7-48D2-440E-8A2B1A62BA8B184C |
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Burleson Sanitarium History Page
Burleson Sanitarium History Page: History of Grand Rapids, Michigan sanitarium devoted to rectal disorders. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.geocities.com/burlesonsanitarium/ |
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Tearing Down the Secrets
Tearing Down the Secrets: Articles about demolition of Eloise Hospital near Detroit, Michigan. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.masstransfer.net/remotesensing/tearing/ |
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History of South Carolina DMH
History of South Carolina DMH: Illustrated history of South Carolina State Hospital and the State Department of Mental Health. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/history.htm |
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Northville Tunnels
Northville Tunnels: History of Northville mental hospital complex in Michigan, with many recent photos. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://forgottendetroit.iwarp.com/Northville_Tunnels.htm |
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The Old Operating Theatre Museum
The Old Operating Theatre Museum: Britain's oldest surviving operating theatre. Provides history of the museum, details of its facilities, a virtual tour and mailing list. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.thegarret.org.uk/ |
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Livonia Struggles to Revive Site of Abandoned Ardmore
Livonia Struggles to Revive Site of Abandoned Ardmore: Detroit News article concerning the status of the Ardmore Center mental hospital complex near Detroit, Michigan. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.detnews.com/2002/wayne/0205/13/c03-487369.htm |
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Metropolitan State Hospital
Metropolitan State Hospital: The Massachusetts Film Office presents this former Waltham mental hospital for use in films. Page contains color photographs. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.magnet.state.ma.us/film/feefree/metrosh.htm |
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DMHDD Milestones in Tennessee
DMHDD Milestones in Tennessee: Timeline containing milestone dates for Tennessee institutions (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.state.tn.us/mental/history/MHDDchronology.html |
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Chris Payne - Asylums
Chris Payne - Asylums: Galleries of recent asylum photos by Chris Payne,an architectural photographer who specializes in industrial ruins and vanishing building typologies. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.chrispaynephoto.com/asylums.htm |
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St. Louis City Hospital
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. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.stlouiscityhospital.org |
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Kew Asylum Museum
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. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/pubs/articles/asa97/KEWA.htm |
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Tales of Eloise
Tales of Eloise: Very extensive site offering a wide variety of information on this mental hospital in Wayne County in Michigan. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.talesofeloise.com |
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Pilgrim State Hospital
Pilgrim State Hospital: Photographs of the abandoned buildings at Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center in Brentwood, New York. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://b.f11.org/photo/Pilgrim/ |
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Medical Heritage of Great Britain
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. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.medicalheritage.co.uk/ |
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Norwich State Hospital
Norwich State Hospital: Photos of Norwich State Hospital in Connecticut. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.dobi.nu/photos/norwich/index.htm |
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Lost Las Vegas - Insane Asylum
Lost Las Vegas - Insane Asylum: History page at Lost Las Vegas concerning the administration building of this New Mexico insane asylum. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.nmhu.edu/research/cchp/tours/lost/photo36.htm |
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Bedlam: Custody Care and Cure 1247-1997
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. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/MOLsite/exhibits/bedlam/f_bed.htm |
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Long Island Insane Asylums
Long Island Insane Asylums: Images of four mental hospital complexes in Long Island, New York. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://lioddities.com/Asylums/ |
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The History of Oak Grove Hospital
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. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/lapeer/gen/ch29/oakgrovehosp.html |
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BLOOM
BLOOM: A tribute project concerning the Massachusetts Mental Health Center in Boston. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.bloomproject.org |
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Gloucester Asylums
Gloucester Asylums: History of former county asylums in Gloucester, UK: Horton Road and Coney Hill. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.gloucesterasylums.co.uk |
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Hastings Regional Center
Hastings Regional Center: Rootsweb page with history of Hastings Regional Center in Nebraska. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~neadams/regional.htm |
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Hartwood Hospital
Hartwood Hospital: Illustrated history of Hartwood and other old Scotland mental hospitals. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/scotlandgenealogy/hartwood_hospital_was_in_its_hey.htm |
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The Manteno Project
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. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.mantenostatehospital.com |
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Eloise: The Poorhouse that Became an Asylum
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. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://detnews.com/history/eloise/eloise.htm |
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Edgewood State Hospital
Edgewood State Hospital: Railroad-oriented page features some building photos of this Long Island, New York mental hospital which has long since been closed. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://arrts-arrchives.com/edgwd.html |
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The Changing Face of Borgess
The Changing Face of Borgess: Early history including architectural information of Borgess Hospital, founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1889. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.borgess.com/default.asp?page=e_changing_face |
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Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Asylum
Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Asylum: Page at a genealogy site with information on the founding of this institution. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/Asylums/waupasylum.htm |
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Investigation of Boyds Sanitarium
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 and Asylums)
http://www.sgha.net/boyds.html |
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Old Hospitals of Greater Detroit - Index from 1967
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 (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~miwayne/wayhospitals.htm |
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World Asylums Foundation
World Asylums Foundation: Site by John Vermette containing comments, photos, and other mental hospital (asylum) information. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze80rk7/ |
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The Old Administration Building
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. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.publichealthmuseum.org/building.html |
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Worcester Hospitals
Worcester Hospitals: Historic postcard images of the hospitals, asylum, and poor farm in Worcester, Massachusetts. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2088/hospital.htm |
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IJsselland Hospital photography
IJsselland Hospital photography: Photographs of people working in The IJsselland Ziekenhuis in Capelle a/d IJssel (Netherlands) by Janssen & De Kievith Fotografie (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.jkfoto.nl/ijsselland/ijsselland.html |
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Public Hospital in Colonial Williamsburg
Public Hospital in Colonial Williamsburg: Article about this early mental hospital in Virginia (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.history.org/Almanack/places/hb/hbhos.cfm |
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The Run from Farm to Farm
The Run from Farm to Farm: History of Western Washington State Hospital (Fort Steilacoom) (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.washingtonhistory.org/wshs/columbia/articles/0301-a2.htm |
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Hospital Architecture In Montreal
Hospital Architecture In Montreal: Mcgill University provides a searchable database of images, a case study of the Royal Victoria Hospital, and a bibliography. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/hospitals/ |
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Gatehouse Museum
Gatehouse Museum: In the grounds of Madison State Hospital has displays illuminating the history of this mental hospital, created by the Jefferson County Historical Society. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.jcohs.org/museum.htm |
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World Of Lunatic Asylums
World Of Lunatic Asylums: History, heritage and architecture former lunatic asylums and mental health care in the UK and the rest of the world. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.worldofasylums.co.uk |
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International Network for the History of Hospitals
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. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.inhh.homestead.com/ |
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Illinois State Institutions in the Early Days
Illinois State Institutions in the Early Days: Overview of historic Illinois state institutions for the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, and other populations. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.iltrails.org/institution.htm |
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Western Lunatic Asylum
Western Lunatic Asylum: History and genealogy information for Western State Hospital in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.kyseeker.com/christian/wsh/ |
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History of Arizona State Hospital
History of Arizona State Hospital: Arizona state government page with history overview and sketch of this Kirkbride-like facility. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.hs.state.az.us/azsh/history.htm |
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Eastern State Hospital Bat Project
Eastern State Hospital Bat Project: Donna Hensley designs a bat house for Eastern State Hospital grounds in Medical Lake, Washington. Several photographs. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.geology.ewu.edu/bats/esh.htm |
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Manteno State Mental Hospital - Transform Art
Manteno State Mental Hospital - Transform Art: Photo gallery by Dave Halbeck depicting disused Illinois asylum. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://transformart.com/dhalbe/manteno/ |
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The Building Design: Saint John Lunatic Asylum
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. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://198.164.154.3/~HeritageSaintJohn/LunaticAsylum/Building.htm |
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Abandoned Memories
Abandoned Memories: Photos of abandoned children's asylum buildings in Northville, Michigan called Wayne County Child Development Center. Now totally demolished. Also added is Clinton Valley Center from Pontiac, MI and Northern Michigan Asylum in Traverse City. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://abandonedmemories.com/ |
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North Dakota State Hospital
North Dakota State Hospital: History by Janell Cole of this state hospital opened in Jamestown in 1885. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.in-forum.com/specials/century/jan3/week44.html |
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The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital Shrine
The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital Shrine: A "cyberspace shrine" for the abandoned Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital, Maidenhead, England. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.webaxs.net/~lynnash/crcmh/ |
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Poorhouse Story
Poorhouse Story: Extensive site concerning the history of poorhouses. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.poorhousestory.com |
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Featured New York Postcards - Health Care
Featured New York Postcards - Health Care: Images of vintage postcards of several hospitals, sanitaria, sanatoria, and eldercare institutions in the state of New York. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://vintageviews.org/vv-ny/_Old_Features/12_01.html |
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Vshadow - Public Institutions
Vshadow - Public Institutions: Illustrated Virginia university page describing the early history of two Virginia custodial institutions. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/outlines/institutions.html |
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Flint Timeline Project - St.Joseph Hospital
Flint Timeline Project - St.Joseph Hospital: History of St Joseph medical hospital in Flint, Michigan; founded in 1920. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.flint.lib.mi.us/timeline/civics-buildings-01-00/stjoseph.html |
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Verona Springs Sanitarium
Verona Springs Sanitarium: The Verona Springs Sanitarium was built on Spring House road, near the town of Lowell in the town of Westmoreland, New York. In 1903 it burnt down never to be replaced. This site is dedicated to the memory of the building. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.geocities.com/rifle_guy465/sanitarium/veronasprings |
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Hudson River State Hospital
Hudson River State Hospital: A Dark Passage expedition to the historic Hudson River State Hospital, a Gothic Revival mental institution dating from 1868. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.darkpassage.com/hopscotch/records/hudson.htm |
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Detroit Early Asylums
Detroit Early Asylums: Genealogy-related page about the early institutions in Detroit, Michigan. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.geocities.com/genealogymi/asylum.html |
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Glore Psychiatric Museum. Roadside America
Glore Psychiatric Museum. Roadside America: Road report and review of the Glore Psychiatric Museum at the former mental hospital site St. Joseph, Missouri. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/MOSTJglor.html |
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Rossbret Asylums Website
Rossbret Asylums Website: Extensive index of asylums in the United Kingdom. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.asylums.org.uk/ |
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New York State Inebriate Asylum
New York State Inebriate Asylum: Founded 1858 and designed by architect Isaac Perry. Now known as Binghamton State Hospital. Contains recent and vintage photos, historical info, rare documents, links, and forum. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://nysasylum.com |
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Fairfield Hills State Hospital
Fairfield Hills State Hospital: Gallery of photographs of this former Connecticut mental hospital. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.dobi.nu/fairfield/ |
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Hospitals in New Mexico, 1912
Hospitals in New Mexico, 1912: This page provides a list of New Mexico hospitals and institutions as of 1912. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://members.aol.com/CensusResearch/PLS/NewMexico1912.htm |
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Michigan Historical Hospitals
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. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.michiganadoption.com/Players&Places/Hospitals/historical_hospitals.htm |
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Early St. Louis Hospitals, Homes, and Asylums
Early St. Louis Hospitals, Homes, and Asylums: History of several historic St Louis, Missouri institutions. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/hospitals.htm |
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Salem County Almshouse and Asylum
Salem County Almshouse and Asylum: Illustrated page with history and current preservation status of almshouse and asylum complex in Salem County, New Jersey. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.njcool.net/PSI/Almshouse.htm |
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Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum
Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum: BBC Beyond the Broadcast article about the history of an asylum constructed in the mid 19th century north of London, England. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/beyond/factsheets/makhist/makhist7_prog3b.shtml |
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Bartonville State Hospital
Bartonville State Hospital: Page at Historic Peoria concerning this disused Central Illinois mental hospital's history and ghosts. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.historicpeoria.com/select.cfm?chose=127 |
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Manteno State Hospital
Manteno State Hospital: Paragraph and several recent photos of building exteriors at this abandoned Illinois mental institution. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.urbanlens.com/files/msh/msh.html |
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St. Joseph's Sanitarium and Bath House
St. Joseph's Sanitarium and Bath House: Genealogy-related page with image and early history of medical/spa sanitarium in Mt. Clemens near Detroit. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~detroitchurches/page64.htm |
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Pennsylvania Hospital: History: Virtual Tour
Pennsylvania Hospital: History: Virtual Tour: Illustrated virtual tour of hospital originally designed by architect Samuel Rhoads. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/tour/tour2.html |
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Fulton State Hospital History
Fulton State Hospital History: History page at the Fulton State Hospital site. Includes a photo of building at this Missouri institution. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.modmh.state.mo.us/fulton/history.htm |
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Dorothea Dix Hospital
Dorothea Dix Hospital: Official site of mental hospital in North Carolina. Contains history section and many historic images. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/mhddsas/DIX/index.html |
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Hospitals and Hospices in the Maltese Islands
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. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/2615/medhist/hosp-table.htm |
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Rockland Psych
Rockland Psych: Photographs of dissused mental health building complex in New York. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.midnightsociety.com/web/Abandoned/Rockland/rockland.html |
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History - Newark State Administration Building - Newark NY
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. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.cgazette.com/towns/Newark/history/adminbld.htm |
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Franklin County Poorhouse
Franklin County Poorhouse: History and photographic exploration of this 19th-century institution in Northern New York that sheltered paupers and the mentally ill. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://angelfire.com/ny3/sunshyn178/poorhouse.html |
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The Lost Asylum - Fairfield Hills State Hospital
The Lost Asylum - Fairfield Hills State Hospital: Documentary of Fairfield Hills, Located in Newtown, CT., with images, interviews, history , message boards and (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.fairfieldhills.com |
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Diversatech - Manteno State Hospital
Diversatech - Manteno State Hospital: Recent aerial survey of the grounds of former Manteno State Hospital in Illinois. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://jewfish.net/thumbs.php?dir=aerial/diversatech/ |
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Hospitals of Hamilton, Ontario
Hospitals of Hamilton, Ontario: Pre-World War I postcard images of medical hospital, asylum, and sanatorium postcards in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.hamiltonpostcards.com/pages/hospitals.html |
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Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center
Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center: History of this central New York State institution for the mentally ill located in Utica. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.rny.com/town/points/144mohawkvalleypsychiatric.html |
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Odd Notes on Asylum Architecture
Odd Notes on Asylum Architecture: Scholarly article from 1841 on the construction and management of hospitals for the insane. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/study/asyarc.htm |
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Fremantle Arts Centre and History Museum
Fremantle Arts Centre and History Museum: History of this 1861 Gothic Revival building, once Australia's first lunatic asylum, now a museum. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.q-net.net.au/~ghosts/fremantle_arts_.htm |
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Abandoned Asylum
Abandoned Asylum: Robert Foster's site featuring photos and historic images of abandoned asylums in the United States. Also featuring over 300 asylum postcards and a page on asylum books. (Hospitals and Asylums)
http://www.abandonedasylum.com/ |