Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane explained
| Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane |
| Nrhp Type: | nrhp |
| Location: | Willard, New York |
| Coordinates: | 42.6792°N -76.8794°W |
| Built: | 1869 |
| Architect: | George Rowley |
| Architecture: | Second Empire |
| Added: | March 7, 1975 |
| Refnum: | 75001229 |
The Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane is a former state hospital in Willard, New York, United States, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1865 the Legislature authorized the establishment of The Willard Asylum for the Insane.[1] [2] Opened in 1869, the asylum offered low-cost custodial care.[3] 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.[4] [5]
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Notes and References
- An act to authorize the establishment of a State Asylum for the chronic insane, and for the better care of the insane poor, to be known as 'The Willard Asylum for the Insane.'. Laws of New York. 88th sess.. 1865. 562–565. 2027/nyp.33433090738380. 0892-287X. Chapter 342, enacted 8 April 1865, effective immediately.
- An act changing the name of the several state asylums for the insane.. Laws of New York. 113th sess.. 1890. 313–314. 0892-287X. Chapter 132, enacted 18 April 1890, effective immediately.
- Dwyer, Ellen. Homes for the Mad: Life inside two nineteenth-century asylums. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1987.
- Web site: Abandoned Suitcases Reveal Private Lives of Insane Asylum Patients. collectorsweekly . Hunter . Oatman-Stanford . November 5, 2012 . 23 April 2017.
- News: Emotional baggage: the secret lives hidden in 500 suitcases. . February 12, 2013 . Lucy . Davies. 23 April 2017.
