Hospitals and Asylums

» 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/

» 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

» 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

» 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

» 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

» 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

» DMHDD Milestones in Tennessee
   Timeline containing milestone dates for Tennessee institutions

   
   http://www.state.tn.us/mental/history/MHDDchronology.html

» Detroit Early Asylums
   Genealogy-related page about the early institutions in Detroit, Michigan.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/genealogymi/asylum.html

» 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

» Early St. Louis Hospitals, Homes, and Asylums
   History of several historic St Louis, Missouri institutions.

   
   http://genealogyinstlouis.accessgenealogy.com/hospitals.htm

» 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

» 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

» Fairfield Hills State Hospital
   Gallery of photographs of this former Connecticut mental hospital.

   
   http://www.dobi.nu/fairfield/

» Fairfield State Hospital
   Online history of Fairfield State Hospital in CT with photos.

   
   http://www.fairfieldstatehospital.com/

» 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

» Flint Timeline Project - St.Joseph Hospital
   History of St Joseph medical hospital in Flint, Michigan; founded in 1920.

   
   http://www.flint.lib.mi.us/timeline/civics-buildings-01-00/stjoseph.html

» Former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Project
   Web site dedicated to the history of the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. Contains patient files, and photo galleries.

   
   http://lsph.atspace.com/

» 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

» 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

» Hastings Regional Center
   Rootsweb page with history of Hastings Regional Center in Nebraska.

   
   http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~neadams/regional.htm

» 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.ancestry.com/~asylums/

» 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.

   
   http://www.cgazette.com/towns/Newark/history/adminbld.htm

» 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

» History of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health
   Illustrated history of South Carolina State Hospital and the State Department of Mental Health.

   
   http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/history.htm

» 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/

» 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

» 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

» 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

» Illinois State Institutions in the Early Days
   Overview of historic Illinois state institutions for the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, and other populations.

   
   http://genealogytrails.com/ill/institution.htm

» 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

» 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

» 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

» Long Island Insane Asylums
   Images of four mental hospital complexes in Long Island, New York.

   
   http://lioddities.com/Asylums/

» 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

» 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/

» 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

» 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

» 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

» 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/

» 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

» Northville Tunnels
   History of Northville mental hospital complex in Michigan, with many recent photos.

   
   http://www.northville-tunnels.com

» Norwich State Hospital
   Gallery of modern photos.

   
   http://www.dobi.nu/norwich/

» 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

» Owosso Sanitarium
   Illustrated article about sanitarium at Gute Hill in Owosso, Michigan

   
   http://www.shiawasseehistory.com/gute.html

» Pennsylvania Hospital: History: Virtual Tour
   Illustrated virtual tour of hospital originally designed by architect Samuel Rhoads.

   
   http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/tour/tour2.html

» 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

» Pilgrim State Hospital
   Photographs of the abandoned buildings at Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center in Brentwood, New York.

   
   http://b.f11.org/photo/Pilgrim/

» Poorfarms and Asylums
   Index page with web sites pertaining to poorhouses, sanatoria, and asylums

   
   http://community-2.webtv.net/juneacastorena/POORFARMSANDASYLUMS/

» Poorhouse Story
   Extensive site concerning the history of poorhouses.

   
   http://www.poorhousestory.com

» 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

» Public Hospital in Colonial Williamsburg
   Article about this early mental hospital in Virginia

   
   http://www.history.org/Almanack/places/hb/hbhos.cfm

» 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/

» 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.ancestry.com/~detroitchurches/page64.htm

» 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

» 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

» The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital Shrine
   A "cyberspace shrine" for the abandoned Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital, Maidenhead, England.

   
   http://www.crcmh.com

» 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

» 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

» The History of Rotherham's Hospitals
   Illustrated history of four United Kingdom hospitals.

   
   http://micklebring.com/hospitals.htm

» The Lost Asylum - Fairfield Hills State Hospital
   Documentary of Fairfield Hills, Located in Newtown, CT., with images, interviews, history , message boards and

   
   http://www.fairfieldhills.com

» 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

» 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

» 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/

» 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/

» Vshadow - Public Institutions
   Illustrated Virginia university page describing the early history of two Virginia custodial institutions.

   
   http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/outlines/institutions.html

» Western State Hospital History
   History page at Western State Hospital (Virginia) site, with many historic images.

   
   http://www.wsh.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/history.htm

» Worcester Hospitals
   Historic postcard images of the hospitals, asylum, and poor farm in Worcester, Massachusetts.

   
   http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2088/hospital.htm