Elgin State Hospital Annex - http://elginpostcards.tripod.com/elginstatehospitalannex.htm Postcard image of annex at Elgin State Hospital in Illinois, accompanied by description of early history.
Save Clinton Valley Center - http://public.fotki.com/jtingley/the_great_white/eastern_michigan/pg0.html Extensive photo gallery of Clinton Valley Center, formerly located in Pontiac, Michigan.
A Brief History of Spring Grove - http://www.springgrove.com/history.html Chronological history of second oldest mental hospital in the United States, with many illustrations including photos of buildings and building plans.
J. Farrow Museum - http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/MH_Winnebago/WMHI_Museum.htm Illustrated page of museum on the site of the former Kirkbride-plan Winnebago State Hospital in Wisconsin.
Clinton Valley Center - http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/tcpip/182/cvc1.html Expandable thumbnail photographs by Butch of this abandoned asylum in Pontiac, Michigan, prior to demolition.
Town Sees Red Over Police Vandalism (Weston, West Virginia) - http://www.postgazette.com/regionstate/19990620paint4.asp 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.
Institute of Penn. Hospital Getting a New Lease on Life - http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/1998/02/02/story8.html Philadelphia Business Journal article concerning re-use of Dr Kirkbride's mental hospital building.
Places in Worcester - Asylum For the Insane - http://www.worcestermass.com/places/asylum.shtml Community page with historic anecdotes from several submitters, and old postcard views.
Olmsted School on Pan Am Site - http://bfn.org/preservationworks/bpr/spr99/olm.html 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.
The Demise of Pontiac State Hospital - http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2000/05pontiac_hosp/01Pontiac.htm 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.
Kirkbride Buildings - http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com Information on Thomas Story Kirkbride and his mental hospital plan. Includes photographs of several Kirkbride buildings.
Insane Asylum Number 3, Nevada, Missouri - http://www.lyndonirwin.com/asylum.htm Page by London Irwin featuring several historic postcard images of the old Nevada State Hospital.
Kirkbride's Hospital - http://uchs.net/HistoricDistricts/kirkbride.html Historic District web page with detailed description of this pioneering Philadelphia hospital and its history.
Fergus Falls State Hospital Complex - http://nrhp.mnhs.org/property_overview.cfm?propertyID=18 Minnesota Historical Society page with history, context, modern color photos, and links to related historic buildings.
History of Rozelle - http://www.cs.nsw.gov.au/rozdev/history.htm Illustrated history of Kirkbride-plan Callan Mental Hospital in Sydney, Australia, later integrated into Rozelle Hospital.
A Mental Hospital's Breakdown - http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20030420dixmont2.asp April 20, 2003 article from the Pittsburg Post-Gazette concerning history and pending demolition of Dixmont State Hospital.
Spencer State Hospital - http://www.pa-roots.com/~roane/history/spencerstate.html History of state hospital in West Virginia. Includes a photograph. Part of Roane County genealogy pages.
The Ridges Isn't That Scary - http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/archives/archives3/oct00/102600/entertain2.html Interview with Ohio University archivist and Ridges expert Doug McCabe.
Kalamazoo State Hospital - http://www.wmich.edu/asylumlake/pics/hospital/index.html Gloria Liu presents several clear black-and-white photos of the interior and exterior of the Kirkbride building at Kalamazoo State Hospital in Michigan.
Central State Reuse Commission - http://www.centralstatestudy.org/ Official website for the redevelopment of the former Central State Hospital campus in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Kalamazoo Public Library: Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital - http://www.kpl.gov/collections/LocalHistory/AllAbout/health/KRPH/KPH.aspx The library provides an illustrated history of what was once the largest institution of its kind in Michigan, officially opened in 1859. Includes a gallery of historic photographs.
St. Elizabeths Hospital - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/medtour/elizabeths.html Historic Medical Sites page concerning this federal government mental hospital in Washington, D.C., with recent photo of the center of the Kirkbride building.
The Beckmann Theatre, Indianapolis, IN - http://www.beckmanntheatre.org/ Site of a theatre group that performs in the former laundry building of Central State Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Endangered New York Psychiatric Centers - http://www.preservenys.org/psychhospitals.htm The Preservation League of New York State describes four endangered asylum buildings.
Forgotten Photography - http://www.forgottenphotography.com A photographic journey by David and Karie Esmann through some of the historical asylums and state hospitals of the United States.
Hudson River State Hospital - http://www.historic51.org Site concerning the past, present, and future of the Hudson River State Hospital in New York State, which was built on a variation of the Kirkbride floor plan.
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