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» Abandoned Hospital Info 
Page of recent photographs of Brook Hospital, which dates to 1896, located in southeast London, United Kingdom.
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/offkilter/page3.html
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» 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.
http://abandonedmemories.com/
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» Bartonville State Hospital
Page at Historic Peoria concerning this disused Central Illinois mental hospital's history and ghosts.
http://www.historicpeoria.com/entry.php?eid=116
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» 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.
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/archive/exhibits/bedlam/bedlam.htm
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» Binghamton State Hospital
Donna Thomas reports on the preservation prospects of this former mental hospital building in New York, designed by Isaac Perry.
http://www.rodserling.com/bshospital.htm
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» Caring for the Mentally Ill
Long Island, New York history page concerning Kings Park and other mental hospitals.
http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-history-hs620a,0,6567870.story
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» Clifton Springs Hospital History
Tells the story of the spa founded by Dr. Henry Foster in 1850 at sulphur springs in New York State, which became the Clifton Springs Sanitarium. The present hospital buildings date from the 1970s, while the 1896 building has been converted into apartmen
http://www.cshosp.com/history.php
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» DMHDD Milestones in Tennessee
Timeline containing milestone dates for Tennessee institutions
http://www.state.tn.us/mental/history/MHDDchronology.html
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» Detroit Early Asylums
Genealogy-related page about the early institutions in Detroit, Michigan.
http://www.geocities.com/genealogymi/asylum.html
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» Dorothea Dix Hospital
Official site of mental hospital in North Carolina. Contains history section and many historic images.
http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/mhddsas/DIX/index.html
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» Eastern State Hospital Bat Project
Donna Hensley designs a bat house for Eastern State Hospital grounds in Medical Lake, Washington. Several photographs.
http://www.geology.ewu.edu/bats/esh.htm
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» Edgewood State Hospital
Railroad-oriented page features some building photos of this Long Island, New York mental hospital which has long since been closed.
http://arrts-arrchives.com/edgwd.html
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» Fairfield State Hospital
Online history of Fairfield State Hospital in CT with photos.
http://www.fairfieldstatehospital.com/
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» Featured New York Postcards - Health Care
Images of vintage postcards of several hospitals, sanitaria, sanatoria, and eldercare institutions in the state of New York.
http://vintageviews.org/vv-ny/_Old_Features/12_01.html
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» Glore Psychiatric Museum. Roadside America
Road report and review of the Glore Psychiatric Museum at the former mental hospital site St. Joseph, Missouri.
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/MOSTJglor.html
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» Hartwood Hospital
Illustrated history of Hartwood and other old Scotland mental hospitals.
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/scotlandgenealogy/hartwood_hospital_was_in_its_hey.htm
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» Hastings Regional Center
Rootsweb page with history of Hastings Regional Center in Nebraska.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~neadams/regional.htm
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» Historic Asylums of America
An attempt to catalog and present America's historic state hospitals (insane asylums) founded in the latter half of the 19th century.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~asylums/
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» History of Arizona State Hospital
Arizona state government page with history overview and sketch of this Kirkbride-like facility.
http://www.azdhs.gov/azsh/history.htm
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» Hospital Architecture In Montreal
Mcgill University provides a searchable database of images, a case study of the Royal Victoria Hospital, and a bibliography.
http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/hospitals/
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» 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.
http://www.geocities.com/hotsprings/2615/medhist/hosp-table.htm
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» Hospitals of Hamilton, Ontario
Pre-World War I postcard images of medical hospital, asylum, and sanatorium postcards in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
http://www.hamiltonpostcards.com/pages/hospitals.html
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» IJsselland Hospital photography
Photographs of people working in The IJsselland Ziekenhuis in Capelle a/d IJssel (Netherlands) by Janssen and De Kievith Fotografie.
http://www.jkfoto.nl/ijsselland/ijsselland.html
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» 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.
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/hisar/people/kw/inhh2.html
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» 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.
http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/pubs/articles/asa97/KEWA.htm
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» LIRR State Hospital Spurs
Information on Long Island, New York state hospitals and how they were served by the Long Island Railroad.
http://www.lirrhistory.com/hosp.html
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» Manteno State Hospital
Paragraph and several recent photos of building exteriors at this abandoned Illinois mental institution.
http://www.urbanlens.com/files/msh/msh.html
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» 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.
http://www.medicalheritage.co.uk/
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» Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center
History of this central New York State institution for the mentally ill located in Utica.
http://www.rny.com/town/points/144mohawkvalleypsychiatric.html
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» 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.
http://nysasylum.com
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» Newark State School
History of Newark, New York institution for the developmentally disabled, with historic postcard image.
http://www.cgazette.com/towns/Newark/history/NHIST03.htm
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» Normansfield Hospital (UK)
Photo gallery of Normansfield Hospital, founded by John Langdon Down in 1868 for people with learning disabilities.
http://www.miriam-may.com/
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» North Dakota State Hospital
History by Janell Cole of this state hospital opened in Jamestown in 1885.
http://www.in-forum.com/specials/century/jan3/week44.html
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» Northville Tunnels
History of Northville mental hospital complex in Michigan, with many recent photos.
http://www.northville-tunnels.com
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» Odd Notes on Asylum Architecture
Scholarly article from 1841 on the construction and management of hospitals for the insane.
http://www.mdx.ac.uk/www/study/asyarc.htm
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» Owosso Sanitarium
Illustrated article about sanitarium at Gute Hill in Owosso, Michigan
http://www.shiawasseehistory.com/gute.html
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» Pennsylvania State Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Brief architectural specification page concerning mental institution in Farview, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
http://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/pj_display.cfm?RecordId=CED328A7-48D2-440E-8A2B1A62BA8B184C
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» Pilgrim State Hospital
Photographs of the abandoned buildings at Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center in Brentwood, New York.
http://b.f11.org/photo/Pilgrim/
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» Poorfarms and Asylums
Index page with web sites pertaining to poorhouses, sanatoria, and asylums
http://community-2.webtv.net/juneacastorena/POORFARMSANDASYLUMS/
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» Poorhouse Story
Extensive site concerning the history of poorhouses.
http://www.poorhousestory.com
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» Public Hospital
Official page for the museum in the reconstructed Public Hospital at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia; first opened in 1773.
http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/almanack/places/hb/hbhos.cfm
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» Saint John Lunatic Asylum
New Brunswick Community College describes the history and architecture of this 19th-century Italianate insane asylum in Nova Scotia, Canada, designed by Matthew Stead. Illustrations include a floor plan.
http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/~Heritage/LunaticAsylum/
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» St. Joseph's Sanitarium and Bath House
Genealogy-related page with image and early history of medical/spa sanitarium in Mt. Clemens near Detroit.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~detroitchurches/page64.htm
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» 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.
http://www.stlouiscityhospital.org
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» Tales of Eloise
Very extensive site offering a wide variety of information on this mental hospital in Wayne County in Michigan.
http://www.talesofeloise.com
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» The Changing Face of Borgess
Early history including architectural information of Borgess Hospital, founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1889.
http://www.borgess.com/?pId=229
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» 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.
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/mi/county/lapeer/gen/ch29/oakgrovehosp.html
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» 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.
http://www.mantenostatehospital.com
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» 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.
http://www.publichealthmuseum.org/building.html
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» 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.
http://www.thegarret.org.uk/
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» The Run from Farm to Farm
History of Western Washington State Hospital (Fort Steilacoom)
http://www.washingtonhistory.org/wshs/columbia/articles/0301-a2.htm
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» The Thistle Foundation, Edinburgh
An illustrated history and description of this institution for disabled ex-service personnel, founded in 1944. It was designed by Stuart Matthew on an informal garden court plan, with its own free-standing chapel.
http://www.freewebs.com/thistlefoundation/
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» Vshadow - Public Institutions
Illustrated Virginia university page describing the early history of two Virginia custodial institutions.
http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/outlines/institutions.html
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» Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Asylum
Page at a genealogy site with information on the founding of this institution.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/Asylums/waupasylum.htm
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» Western State Hospital History
History page at Western State Hospital (Virginia) site, with many historic images.
http://www.wsh.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/history.htm
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» Worcester Hospitals
Historic postcard images of the hospitals, asylum, and poor farm in Worcester, Massachusetts.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2088/hospital.htm
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