Hamilton Insane Asylum Explained

Hamilton Insane Asylum was a psychiatric hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. The asylum was opened in 1876 and moved some patients from the Toronto Asylum.^[1]

Structures

Century Manor is a historic structure built in 1884 and the only remaining element of the asylum. The Victoria Gothic building on 500 acres property that remained in use until the 1980s. The other buildings were Orchard House and the Barton Building^[2]

Originally called East House, it served various roles:^[3]

• Home to treatment program for alcoholics
• Forensic psychiatry program
• School and treatment program for adolescents^[4]

It was briefly a museum, but it closed in 1995 and has since become vacant.^[5] All the other buildings relating to the asylum have been demolished and remains under provincial ownership.

See also

• Margaret and Charles Juravinski Centre

Notes and References

1. Web site: Century Manor History. Chch.
2. Web site: Century Manor Asylm Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital. Talking Walls Photography.
3. Web site: No, you can't come inside century manor. CBC Canada.
4. https://cfhh.ca/ Mental health treatment
5. Web site: Manor. Hamilton Paranormal.