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April 20, 2003 article from the Pittsburg Post-Gazette concerning history and pending demolition of
Dixmont State Hospital.
http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20030420dixmont2.asp
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Central State Hospital
State of Indiana page containing several articles and many photographs of the history of this
Indianapolis asylum.
http://www.state.in.us/icpr/archives/featured/csh_aiin/
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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.
http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2000/05pontiac_hosp/01Pontiac.htm
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Kirkbride Buildings
Information on Thomas Story Kirkbride and his mental hospital plan. Includes photographs of several
Kirkbride buildings.
http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com
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The Ridges Isn't That Scary
Interview with Ohio University archivist and Ridges expert Doug McCabe.
http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/archives3/oct00/102600/entertain2.html
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Elgin State Hospital Annex
Postcard image of annex at Elgin State Hospital in Illinois, accompanied by description of early
history.
http://elginpostcards.tripod.com/elginstatehospitalannex.htm
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Save Clinton Valley Center
Extensive photo gallery of Clinton Valley Center, formerly located in Pontiac, Michigan.
http://public.fotki.com/jtingley/the_great_white/eastern_michigan/pg0.html
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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.
http://homepages.wmich.edu/%7Ed9kohrma/kalamazoo/neighborhoods/state1.html
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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.
http://old.smh.com.au/news/0111/06/national/national19.html
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History of Rozelle
Illustrated history of Kirkbride-plan Callan Mental Hospital in Sydney, Australia, later integrated
into Rozelle Hospital.
http://www.cs.nsw.gov.au/rozdev/history.htm
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Callan Park History
Illustrated history of Callan Park Mental Hospital in Sydney, Australia, including the Kirkbride
complex built in 1885.
http://www.callanpark.com/history.html
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Weston State Hospital
Page of photos of Weston State Hospital at the Weston Democrat newspaper site.
http://www.westondemocrat.com/Snapshots/Snapshots_Weston_Hospital.htm
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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.
http://www.wmich.edu/asylumlake/pics/hospital/index.html
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Touring Weston By Computer
Sunday Gazette Mail article about Weston State Hospital in West Virginia - laser scanning and
history
http://sundaygazettemail.com/news/News/2001051922/
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PAWV Endangered Sites List - Weston State Hospital
Page with recent detailed photo and preservation status of abandoned state hospital in Weston, West
Virginia
http://www.pawv.org/westonhosp.htm
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Athens Mental Health Center
Ghost-oriented web site with history of former Athens, Ohio mental hospital
http://www.spartechsoftware.com/dimensions/ghosts/AthensMentalHealth.htm
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Athens State Hospital
1905 article about the history of Athens State Hospital in Ohio.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/oh/athens/history/athens1.txt
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Kennedy Museum
Sequential photo gallery with recent images of the former administration building of Athens State
Hospital in Ohio.
http://www.viscom.ohiou.edu/athens/lnighswander6.html
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Athens State Hospital Employees
Genealogy-related page featuring a vintage image of the administration building of Athens State
Hospital in Ohio.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohathens/athenshsopital.htm
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About the Brattleboro Retreat
History of Brattleboro Retreat in Vermont, from the institution's web site.
http://www.bratretreat.org/html/history.html
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Retreat Farm Feature
Prospectus concerning re-use of former farmlands of Brattleboro Retreat in Vermont.
http://www.tcvermont.com/retreat.htm
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J. Farrow Museum
Illustrated page of museum on the site of the former Kirkbride-plan Winnebago State Hospital in
Wisconsin.
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/MH_Winnebago/WMHI_Museum.htm
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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.
http://bfn.org/preservationworks/bpr/spr99/olm.html
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Justin's Haunts - The Ridges
A photo gallery of the former Athens State Hospital buildings and grounds in Ohio.
http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~jh347297/pictures.htm
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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.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/medtour/elizabeths.html
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Historic American Buildings Survey - Elgin State Hospital
Many photos showing architecture details of this northern Illinois asylum demolished in the 1990s.
http://www.northstarnet.org/elghome/cityelg/hist_pres/habs/pics.html
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Fergus Falls State Hospital Complex
Minnesota Historical Society page with history, context, modern color photos, and links to related
historic buildings.
http://nrhp.mnhs.org/property_overview.cfm?propertyID=18
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Institute of Penn. Hospital Getting a New Lease on Life
Philadelphia Business Journal article concerning re-use of Dr Kirkbride's mental hospital building.
http://philadelphia.bcentral.com/philadelphia/stories/1998/02/02/story8.html
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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.
http://www.springgrove.com/history.html
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Places in Worcester - Asylum For the Insane
Community page with historic anecdotes from several submitters, and old postcard views.
http://www.worcestermass.com/places/asylum.shtml
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Paintings of Clinton Valley Center
William Brody's paintings depicting now-demolished Pontiac Michigan asylum designed by Elijah
Myers.
http://www.tir.com/~wbrody/clintonvalleycenter.htm
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Spencer State Hospital
History of state hospital in West Virginia. Includes a photograph. Part of Roane County genealogy
pages.
http://www.pa-roots.com/~roane/history/spencerstate.html
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Kirkbride's Hospital
Historic District web page with detailed description of this pioneering Philadelphia hospital and
its history.
http://uchs.net/HistoricDistricts/kirkbride.html
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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.
http://historiccvc.8m.com/
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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.
http://cscwww.cats.ohiou.edu/museum/history.htm
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Michigan Historical Marker - Clinton Valley Center
Michigan Historical Markers page on asylum building designed by Elijah E. Myers and completed in
1878.
http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/S0437.HTM
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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.
http://www.postgazette.com/regionstate/19990620paint4.asp
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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.
http://www.cats.ohiou.edu/athens/greens/theridges.html
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WestonLandmark
Organization dedicated to the pservation of former mental hospital building designed by architect
R. Snowden Andrews, located in West Virginia.
http://www.westonlandmark.com
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Insane Asylum Number 3, Nevada, Missouri
Page by London Irwin featuring several historic postcard images of the old Nevada State Hospital.
http://www.lyndonirwin.com/asylum.htm
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Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane
Illustrated history page at the Indiana Medical History Museum site.
http://www.imhm.org/centralstate.htm
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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.
http://www.valley.net/~connriver/V02-34.htm
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Clinton Valley Center
Expandable thumbnail photographs by Butch of this abandoned asylum in Pontiac, Michigan, prior to
demolition.
http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/tcpip/182/cvc1.html
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Endangered New York Psychiatric Centers
The Preservation League of New York State describes four endangered asylum buildings.
http://www.preservenys.org/psychhospitals.htm
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The Ridges
Southeast Psychiatric Hospital in Ohio presents historic images and other information on the former
Athens State Hospital.
http://www.seorf.ohiou.edu/~xx091/RidgesFrame.html
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About The Ridges
Illustrated text from speech by student Eric Root describing the history of former Athens State
Hospital in Ohio.
http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~er362997/ridges.htm
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