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St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Significance: Advocated for as early as the 1830s and initially developed in the 1850s, the West Campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital is a nationally and perhaps internationally significant historic resource that ... More

State Lunatic Asylum, 400 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

State Lunatic Asylum, 400 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Significance: The Buffalo State Hospital is a monumental structure which was designed for strictly utilitarian or institutional purposes. The exterior presentation of the Administration Building has strength of... More

State Lunatic Asylum, 400 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

State Lunatic Asylum, 400 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Significance: The Buffalo State Hospital is a monumental structure which was designed for strictly utilitarian or institutional purposes. The exterior presentation of the Administration Building has strength of... More

Taunton State Hospital, Danforth Street, Taunton, Bristol County, MA

Taunton State Hospital, Danforth Street, Taunton, Bristol County, MA

Significance: As the second insane asylum in Massachusetts, the Taunton State Hospital represents a superb example of the mid-19th century Classical Revival design and a turning point in the care of the mentall... More

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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Singapore. Boustead Institute view, photochrome print postcard.

Singapore. Boustead Institute view, photochrome print postcard.

Title in Detroit Publishing Co., Catalogue J foreign section, Detroit, Mich. : Detroit Publishing Company, 1905: "Indo-Chinese Peninsula. Singapore. Bonstead Institute". Print no. "20207. P.Z." Purchase; Marc ... More

Cook Co. Poor Farm, south view, Long view panoramic photograph

Cook Co. Poor Farm, south view, Long view panoramic photograph

J138724 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Alling Con. Co.; 1910. Copyright claimant's address: 72 Madison St., Chicago.

State Lunatic Asylum, 400 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

State Lunatic Asylum, 400 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Significance: The Buffalo State Hospital is a monumental structure which was designed for strictly utilitarian or institutional purposes. The exterior presentation of the Administration Building has strength of... More

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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New York State Inebriate Asylum, 425 Robinson Street, Binghamton, Broome County, NY

New York State Inebriate Asylum, 425 Robinson Street, Binghamton, Broo...

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Dexter Asylum, Hope Street & Lloyd Avenue, Providence, Providence County, RI

Dexter Asylum, Hope Street & Lloyd Avenue, Providence, Providence Coun...

Significance: The Dexter Asylum was erected through a bequest of Ebenezer Knight Dexter made in 1824. It was situated on a 40 acre tract on what was his farm, but is now the heart of the most attractive reside... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Significance: Advocated for as early as the 1830s and initially developed in the 1850s, the West Campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital is a nationally and perhaps internationally significant historic resource that ... More

Ward B-3, 45-720 Keaahala Road, Kaneohe, Honolulu County, HI

Ward B-3, 45-720 Keaahala Road, Kaneohe, Honolulu County, HI

Significance: It is significant as a contributing building within the Territorial Hospital Historic District for its architecture and associations with the history of the treatment of the mentally ill in Hawaii... More

Lunatic Asylum, Bull Street & Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Lunatic Asylum, Bull Street & Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, Richland Count...

Significance: This institution was the first to give recognition to the fact that mental illness could be treated. Patients were placed in pleasant surroundings for treatment not kept as prisoners or animals. R... More

Lunatic Asylum, Bull Street & Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Lunatic Asylum, Bull Street & Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, Richland Count...

Significance: This institution was the first to give recognition to the fact that mental illness could be treated. Patients were placed in pleasant surroundings for treatment not kept as prisoners or animals. R... More

Taunton State Hospital, Danforth Street, Taunton, Bristol County, MA

Taunton State Hospital, Danforth Street, Taunton, Bristol County, MA

Significance: As the second insane asylum in Massachusetts, the Taunton State Hospital represents a superb example of the mid-19th century Classical Revival design and a turning point in the care of the mentall... More

Convent of Notre Dame, 835 Josephine Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

Convent of Notre Dame, 835 Josephine Street, New Orleans, Orleans Pari...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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Ward B-3, 45-720 Keaahala Road, Kaneohe, Honolulu County, HI

Ward B-3, 45-720 Keaahala Road, Kaneohe, Honolulu County, HI

Significance: It is significant as a contributing building within the Territorial Hospital Historic District for its architecture and associations with the history of the treatment of the mentally ill in Hawaii... More

State Lunatic Asylum, 400 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

State Lunatic Asylum, 400 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Significance: The Buffalo State Hospital is a monumental structure which was designed for strictly utilitarian or institutional purposes. The exterior presentation of the Administration Building has strength of... More

State Lunatic Asylum, 400 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

State Lunatic Asylum, 400 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Significance: The Buffalo State Hospital is a monumental structure which was designed for strictly utilitarian or institutional purposes. The exterior presentation of the Administration Building has strength of... More

Maniac chase / motion picture. 19th century, Library of Congress collection

Maniac chase / motion picture. 19th century, Library of Congress colle...

From Edison films catalog: The picture opens with the interior of a cell in an insane asylum. The inmate, who imagines himself to be Napoleon the Great, is seated at a table dressed in the costume of that world... More

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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Cook Co. Poor Farm, north view, Long view panoramic photograph

Cook Co. Poor Farm, north view, Long view panoramic photograph

Copyright deposit; Alling Con. Co.; 1910. Copyright claimant's address: 72 Madison St., Chicago.

Children of the City Orphan Asylums, on annual automobile outing - before City Hall, N.Y.C.

Children of the City Orphan Asylums, on annual automobile outing - bef...

Stereograph showing a street jammed with open cars; children holding small flags; New York City. H902309 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1906 by Underwood & Underwood. U-91796. On mount: Works and Studios, Arl... More

St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Significance: Advocated for as early as the 1830s and initially developed in the 1850s, the West Campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital is a nationally and perhaps internationally significant historic resource that ... More

Ward B-3, 45-720 Keaahala Road, Kaneohe, Honolulu County, HI

Ward B-3, 45-720 Keaahala Road, Kaneohe, Honolulu County, HI

Significance: It is significant as a contributing building within the Territorial Hospital Historic District for its architecture and associations with the history of the treatment of the mentally ill in Hawaii... More

Lunatic Asylum, Bull Street & Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Lunatic Asylum, Bull Street & Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, Richland Count...

Significance: This institution was the first to give recognition to the fact that mental illness could be treated. Patients were placed in pleasant surroundings for treatment not kept as prisoners or animals. R... More

Lunatic Asylum, Bull Street & Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Lunatic Asylum, Bull Street & Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, Richland Count...

Significance: This institution was the first to give recognition to the fact that mental illness could be treated. Patients were placed in pleasant surroundings for treatment not kept as prisoners or animals. R... More

Taunton State Hospital, Danforth Street, Taunton, Bristol County, MA

Taunton State Hospital, Danforth Street, Taunton, Bristol County, MA

Significance: As the second insane asylum in Massachusetts, the Taunton State Hospital represents a superb example of the mid-19th century Classical Revival design and a turning point in the care of the mentall... More

Taunton State Hospital, Danforth Street, Taunton, Bristol County, MA

Taunton State Hospital, Danforth Street, Taunton, Bristol County, MA

Significance: As the second insane asylum in Massachusetts, the Taunton State Hospital represents a superb example of the mid-19th century Classical Revival design and a turning point in the care of the mentall... More

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Significance: Advocated for as early as the 1830s and initially developed in the 1850s, the West Campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital is a nationally and perhaps internationally significant historic resource that ... More

Ward B-3, 45-720 Keaahala Road, Kaneohe, Honolulu County, HI

Ward B-3, 45-720 Keaahala Road, Kaneohe, Honolulu County, HI

Significance: It is significant as a contributing building within the Territorial Hospital Historic District for its architecture and associations with the history of the treatment of the mentally ill in Hawaii... More

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Little Rock, Ark

Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Little Rock, Ark

"G 6777" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 071742. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.

St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, Southeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...

Significance: Advocated for as early as the 1830s and initially developed in the 1850s, the West Campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital is a nationally and perhaps internationally significant historic resource that ... More

Ward B-3, 45-720 Keaahala Road, Kaneohe, Honolulu County, HI

Ward B-3, 45-720 Keaahala Road, Kaneohe, Honolulu County, HI

Significance: It is significant as a contributing building within the Territorial Hospital Historic District for its architecture and associations with the history of the treatment of the mentally ill in Hawaii... More

State Lunatic Asylum, 400 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

State Lunatic Asylum, 400 Forest Avenue, Buffalo, Erie County, NY

Significance: The Buffalo State Hospital is a monumental structure which was designed for strictly utilitarian or institutional purposes. The exterior presentation of the Administration Building has strength of... More

Lunatic Asylum, Bull Street & Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Lunatic Asylum, Bull Street & Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, Richland Count...

Significance: This institution was the first to give recognition to the fact that mental illness could be treated. Patients were placed in pleasant surroundings for treatment not kept as prisoners or animals. R... More

Taunton State Hospital, Danforth Street, Taunton, Bristol County, MA

Taunton State Hospital, Danforth Street, Taunton, Bristol County, MA

Significance: As the second insane asylum in Massachusetts, the Taunton State Hospital represents a superb example of the mid-19th century Classical Revival design and a turning point in the care of the mentall... More

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

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U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA

U. S. Naval Asylum, Biddle Hall, Gray's Ferry Avenue, Philadelphia, Ph...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Dexter Asylum, Hope Street & Lloyd Avenue, Providence, Providence County, RI

Dexter Asylum, Hope Street & Lloyd Avenue, Providence, Providence Coun...

Significance: The Dexter Asylum was erected through a bequest of Ebenezer Knight Dexter made in 1824. It was situated on a 40 acre tract on what was his farm, but is now the heart of the most attractive reside... More

Lunatic Asylum, Bull Street & Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, Richland County, SC

Lunatic Asylum, Bull Street & Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, Richland Count...

Significance: This institution was the first to give recognition to the fact that mental illness could be treated. Patients were placed in pleasant surroundings for treatment not kept as prisoners or animals. R... More

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