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The Old Operating Theatre Museum - http://www.thegarret.org.uk/
Britain's oldest surviving operating theatre. Provides history of the museum, details of its facilities, a virtual tour and mailing list. |
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Hospital Architecture In Montreal - http://digital.library.mcgill.ca/hospitals/
Mcgill University provides a searchable database of images, a case study of the Royal Victoria Hospital, and a bibliography. |
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Medical Heritage of Great Britain - http://www.medicalheritage.co.uk/
A gazetteer of historic hospitals, dispensaries, spas and other medical heritage from the Bath and Wessex Medical History Group, arranged by county. |
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Public Hospital - http://www.colonialwilliamsburg.com/almanack/places/hb/hbhos.cfm
Official page for the museum in the reconstructed Public Hospital at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia; first opened in 1773. |
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Poorhouse Story - http://www.poorhousestory.com
Extensive site concerning the history of poorhouses. |
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Public Hospital in Colonial Williamsburg - http://www.history.org/Almanack/places/hb/hbhos.cfm
Article about this early mental hospital in Virginia |
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History of Arizona State Hospital - http://www.azdhs.gov/azsh/history.htm
Arizona state government page with history overview and sketch of this Kirkbride-like facility. |
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Pennsylvania Hospital: History: Virtual Tour - http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/paharc/tour/tour2.html
Illustrated virtual tour of hospital originally designed by architect Samuel Rhoads. |
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International Network for the History of Hospitals - http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/hisar/people/kw/inhh2.html
Promotes studies related to the historical evolution of hospitals from their beginnings to the present day. Conferences, advisory board, newsletters, membership form. |
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Bedlam: Custody Care and Cure 1247-1997 - http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/archive/exhibits/bedlam/bedlam.htm
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. |
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Kew Asylum Museum - http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/pubs/articles/asa97/KEWA.htm
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. |
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New York State Inebriate Asylum - http://nysasylum.com
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. |
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History of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health - http://www.state.sc.us/dmh/history.htm
Illustrated history of South Carolina State Hospital and the State Department of Mental Health. |
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The Manteno Project - http://www.mantenostatehospital.com
The Manteno Project, information and photographs about the history of the Manteno State Hospital (aka the Manteno Mental Health Center), in Manteno, Illinois. |
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The History of Rotherham's Hospitals - http://micklebring.com/hospitals.htm
Illustrated history of four United Kingdom hospitals. |
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Glore Psychiatric Museum. Roadside America - http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2142
Road report and review of the Glore Psychiatric Museum at the former mental hospital site. St. Joseph, Missouri. |
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Northville Tunnels - http://www.northville-tunnels.com
History of Northville mental hospital complex in Michigan, with many recent photos. |
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Abandoned Memories - http://abandonedmemories.com/
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. |
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Hospitals of Hamilton, Ontario - http://www.hamiltonpostcards.com/pages/hospitals.html
Pre-World War I postcard images of medical hospital, asylum, and sanatorium postcards in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. |
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The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital Shrine - http://www.crcmh.com
A "cyberspace shrine" for the abandoned Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital, Maidenhead, England. |
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Tales of Eloise - http://www.talesofeloise.com/
Very extensive site offering a wide variety of information on this mental hospital in Wayne County in Michigan. |
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Western State Hospital History - http://www.wsh.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/history.htm
History page at Western State Hospital (Virginia) site, with many historic images. |
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Poorfarms and Asylums - http://community-2.webtv.net/juneacastorena/POORFARMSANDASYLUMS/
Index page with web sites pertaining to poorhouses, sanatoria, and asylums |
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St. Louis City Hospital - http://www.stlouiscityhospital.org
An online repository of photos, articles, records, and creative texts documenting the evolving life of the former City Hospital buildings in St. Louis. |
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The Lost Asylum - Fairfield Hills State Hospital - http://www.fairfieldhills.com
Documentary of Fairfield Hills, Located in Newtown, CT., with images, interviews, history , message boards and |
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Eastern State Hospital Bat Project - http://www.geology.ewu.edu/bats/esh.htm
Donna Hensley designs a bat house for Eastern State Hospital grounds in Medical Lake, Washington. Several photographs. |
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Newark State School - http://www.cgazette.com/towns/Newark/history/NHIST03.htm
History of Newark, New York institution for the developmentally disabled, with historic postcard image. |
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Hartwood Hospital - http://web.ukonline.co.uk/scotlandgenealogy/hartwood_hospital_was_in_its_hey.htm
Illustrated history of Hartwood and other old Scotland mental hospitals. |
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St. Joseph's Sanitarium and Bath House - http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~detroitchurches/page64.htm
Genealogy-related page with image and early history of medical/spa sanitarium in Mt. Clemens near Detroit. |
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Binghamton State Hospital - http://www.rodserling.com/bshospital.htm
Donna Thomas reports on the preservation prospects of this former mental hospital building in New York, designed by Isaac Perry. |
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The Thistle Foundation, Edinburgh - http://www.freewebs.com/thistlefoundation/
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. |
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The Changing Face of Borgess - http://www.borgess.com/?pId=229
Early history including architectural information of Borgess Hospital, founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1889. |
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Edgewood State Hospital - http://arrts-arrchives.com/edgwd.html
Railroad-oriented page features some building photos of this Long Island, New York mental hospital which has long since been closed. |
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Fairfield State Hospital - http://www.fairfieldstatehospital.com/
Online history of Fairfield State Hospital in CT with photos. |
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Normansfield Hospital (UK) - http://www.miriam-may.com/
Photo gallery of Normansfield Hospital, founded by John Langdon Down in 1868 for people with learning disabilities. |
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Former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Project - http://lsph.atspace.com/
Web site dedicated to the history of the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. Contains patient files, and photo galleries. |
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History - Newark State Administration Building - Newark NY - http://www.cgazette.com/towns/Newark/history/adminbld.htm
Architectural history of administration building for institution for the developmentally disabled located in Newark, New York from 1873 to 1974. |
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Saint John Lunatic Asylum - http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/~Heritage/LunaticAsylum/
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. |
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Hastings Regional Center - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~neadams/regional.htm
Rootsweb page with history of Hastings Regional Center in Nebraska. |
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Historic Asylums of America - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~asylums/
An attempt to catalog and present America's historic state hospitals (insane asylums) founded in the latter half of the 19th century. |