Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane
The Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane is a former state hospital in Willard, New York, near Seneca Lake. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
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| Location | Willard, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°40′45″N 76°52′46″W |
| Built | 1869 |
| Architect | George Rowley |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001229[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 7, 1975 |
The Willard drug treatment center was opened in 1995 on the campus of the former Willard Psychiatric State Hospital, a facility for mental patients.
In 1995, some 400 suitcases that were brought in by the patients were discovered in an asylum attic.[2][3]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- Oatman-Stanford, Hunter (November 5, 2012). "Abandoned Suitcases Reveal Private Lives of Insane Asylum Patients". collectorsweekly. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- Davies, Lucy (February 12, 2013). "Emotional baggage: the secret lives hidden in 500 suitcases". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
External links
- Willard Asylum for the Insane at Abandoned
- Willard State Hospital at Asylum Projects
- Willard State Hospital at NYSAsylum
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