Columbus State Hospital
Columbus State Hospital, also known as Ohio State Hospital for Insane, was a public psychiatric hospital in Columbus, Ohio, founded in 1838 and rebuilt in 1877.[1] The original hospital was constructed under the Kirkbride Plan.[2]
| Columbus State Hospital | |
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 Aerial view of Columbus State Hospital, c. 1880 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 1960 West Broad St., Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1838 |
| Closed | late 1980s |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Ohio |
Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum | |
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| NRHP reference No. | 86000851 |
History
The original hospital building, known as the Lunatic Asylum of Ohio, was completed in 1838.[1] In 1868, a fire destroyed the asylum, and it was rebuilt in the Kirkbride style in 1877.[1] The hospital was closed in the late 1980s, and demolished between 1991 and 1996[1] by S.G. Loewendick & Sons.[3]
One of three cemeteries used by the asylum
References
- "Columbus State Hospital". Kirkbride Buildings. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- "Columbus State Hospital". Ohio State University Library. September 26, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- Foster, Emily (Mar 4, 2019) [First published November 1988]. "From the Archives: Columbus' First Family of Destruction". Columbus Monthly. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
Further reading
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- Yanni, Carla (2007). The Architecture of Madness: Insane Asylums in the United States. Minnesota University Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-4940-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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