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- 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.
www.springgrove.com/history.html
- About the Brattleboro Retreat - History of Brattleboro Retreat in Vermont, from the institution's web site.
www.bratretreat.org/html/history.html
- About The Ridges - Illustrated text from speech by student Eric Root describing the history of former Athens State Hospital in Ohio.
oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~er362997/ridges.htm
- Athens Mental Health Center - Ghost-oriented web site with history of former Athens, Ohio mental hospital
www.spartechsoftware.com/dimensions/ghosts/AthensMentalHealth.htm
- Athens State Hospital - 1905 article about the history of Athens State Hospital in Ohio.
ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/oh/athens/history/athens1.txt
- Athens State Hospital Employees - Genealogy-related page featuring a vintage image of the administration building of Athens State Hospital in Ohio.
www.rootsweb.com/~ohathens/athenshsopital.htm
- 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.
old.smh.com.au/news/0111/06/national/national19.html
- 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.
www.valley.net/~connriver/V02-34.htm
- Callan Park - National Trust of Australia page concerning former mental hospital grounds and buildings in Sydney, Australia.
www.nationaltrust.org.au/ep_nsw_callan.htm
- Callan Park History - Illustrated history of Callan Park Mental Hospital in Sydney, Australia, including the Kirkbride complex built in 1885.
www.callanpark.com/history.html
- Center Building - Photographs by D.G. Palmer of the center building of the former Topeka State Hospital.
www.kansasfotos.com/center/center.htm
- Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane - Illustrated history page at the Indiana Medical History Museum site.
www.imhm.org/centralstate.htm
- Central State Hospital - State of Indiana page containing several articles and many photographs of the history of this Indianapolis asylum.
www.ai.org/icpr/webfile/csh_aiin/chs.html
- Clinton Valley Center - Expandable thumbnail photographs by Butch of this abandoned asylum in Pontiac, Michigan, prior to demolition.
skyscraper.fortunecity.com/tcpip/182/cvc1.html
- 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.
historiccvc.8m.com
- Elgin State Hospital Annex - Postcard image of annex at Elgin State Hospital in Illinois, accompanied by description of early history.
elginpostcards.tripod.com/elginstatehospitalannex.htm
- Endangered New York Psychiatric Centers - The Preservation League of New York State describes four endangered asylum buildings.
www.preservenys.org/psychhospitals.htm
- Fergus Falls State Hospital Complex - Minnesota Historical Society page with history, context, modern color photos, and links to related historic buildings.
nrhp.mnhs.org/property_overview.cfm?propertyID=18
- Historic American Buildings Survey - Elgin State Hospital - Many photos showing architecture details of this northern Illinois asylum demolished in the 1990s.
www.northstarnet.org/elghome/cityelg/hist_pres/habs/pics.html
- History of Rozelle - Illustrated history of Kirkbride-plan Callan Mental Hospital in Sydney, Australia, later integrated into Rozelle Hospital.
www.cs.nsw.gov.au/rozdev/history.htm
- Insane Asylum Number 3, Nevada, Missouri - Page by London Irwin featuring several historic postcard images of the old Nevada State Hospital.
www.lyndonirwin.com/asylum.htm
- Institute of Penn. Hospital Getting a New Lease on Life - Philadelphia Business Journal article concerning re-use of Dr Kirkbride's mental hospital building.
philadelphia.bcentral.com/philadelphia/stories/1998/02/02/story8.html
- J. Farrow Museum - Illustrated page of museum on the site of the former Kirkbride-plan Winnebago State Hospital in Wisconsin.
www.dhfs.state.wi.us/MH_Winnebago/WMHI_Museum.htm
- Justin's Haunts - The Ridges - A photo gallery of the former Athens State Hospital buildings and grounds in Ohio.
oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~jh347297/pictures.htm
- 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.
www.wmich.edu/asylumlake/pics/hospital/index.html
- 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.
homepages.wmich.edu/%7Ed9kohrma/kalamazoo/neighborhoods/state1.html
- Kankakee State Hospital Historic District - State of Illinois entry consisting of a large recent photograph of tower section.
www.state.il.us/hpa/ps/201154.htm
- Kennedy Museum - Sequential photo gallery with recent images of the former administration building of Athens State Hospital in Ohio.
www.viscom.ohiou.edu/athens/lnighswander6.html
- 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.
cscwww.cats.ohiou.edu/museum/history.htm
- Kirkbride's Hospital - Historic District web page with detailed description of this pioneering Philadelphia hospital and its history.
uchs.net/HistoricDistricts/kirkbride.html
- 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.
www.cats.ohiou.edu/athens/greens/theridges.html
- Michigan Historical Marker - Clinton Valley Center - Michigan Historical Markers page on asylum building designed by Elijah E. Myers and completed in 1878.
www.michmarkers.com/Pages/S0437.HTM
- Never Retreat - Vermont Magazine article from 2000 concerning the future of the Brattleboro Retreat farmlands.
www.vermontmagazine.com/nd00/never-retreat.htm
- 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.
bfn.org/preservationworks/bpr/spr99/olm.html
- Paintings of Clinton Valley Center - William Brody's paintings depicting now-demolished Pontiac Michigan asylum designed by Elijah Myers.
www.tir.com/~wbrody/clintonvalleycenter.htm
- PAWV Endangered Sites List - Weston State Hospital - Page with recent detailed photo and preservation status of abandoned state hospital in Weston, West Virginia
www.pawv.org/westonhosp.htm
- Places in Worcester - Asylum For the Insane - Community page with historic anecdotes from several submitters, and old postcard views.
www.worcestermass.com/places/asylum.shtml
- Retreat Farm Feature - Prospectus concerning re-use of former farmlands of Brattleboro Retreat in Vermont.
www.tcvermont.com/retreat.htm
- Save Clinton Valley Center - Extensive photo gallery of Clinton Valley Center, formerly located in Pontiac, Michigan.
public.fotki.com/jtingley/the_great_white/eastern_michigan/pg0.html
- Spencer State Hospital - History of state hospital in West Virginia. Includes a photograph. Part of Roane County genealogy pages.
www.pa-roots.com/~roane/history/spencerstate.html
- 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.
www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/medtour/elizabeths.html
- 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.
detroityes.com/ruindujour/00100800Pontiac.htm
- The Many Shades of Greystone - Newspaper site article about the history and possible future of this New Jersey mental institution.
www.bergen.com/news/oldgre200007191.htm
- The Retreat Farm is Sold and Conserved - Vermont Land Trust page concerning the conservation of the Brattleboro Retreat Farm in Vermont.
www.vlt.org/May31newsrel.html
- The Ridges - Southeast Psychiatric Hospital in Ohio presents historic images and other information on the former Athens State Hospital.
www.seorf.ohiou.edu/~xx091/RidgesFrame.html
- The Ridges Isn't That Scary - Interview with Ohio University archivist and Ridges expert Doug McCabe.
thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/archives3/oct00/102600/entertain2.html
- The Ridges, - Bernicle's photos from The Ridges, a former asylum now owned by Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
bernicle.freeservers.com/ridges.html
- Touring Weston By Computer - Sunday Gazette Mail article about Weston State Hospital in West Virginia - laser scanning and history
sundaygazettemail.com/news/News/2001051922
- 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.
www.postgazette.com/regionstate/19990620paint4.asp
- Weston State Hospital - Page of photos of Weston State Hospital at the Weston Democrat newspaper site.
www.westondemocrat.com/Snapshots/Snapshots_Weston_Hospital.htm
- WestonLandmark - Organization dedicated to the pservation of former mental hospital building designed by architect R. Snowden Andrews, located in West Virginia.
www.westonlandmark.com
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