Web Directory

» A Brief History of Spring Grove
   Chronological history of second oldest mental hospital in the United States, with many illustrations including photos of buildings and building plans.
   http://www.springgrove.com/history.html

» A Mental Hospital's Breakdown
   April 20, 2003 article from the Pittsburg Post-Gazette concerning history and pending demolition of Dixmont State Hospital.
   http://www.post-gazette.com/lifestyle/20030420dixmont2.asp

» Clinton Valley Center
   Expandable thumbnail photographs by Butch of this abandoned asylum in Pontiac, Michigan, prior to demolition.
   http://skyscraper.fortunecity.com/tcpip/182/cvc1.html

» Clinton Valley Center - An Album of Images and History
   Historic information along with modern and historic images of the former Pontiac State Hospital in Michigan.
   http://historiccvc.8m.com/

» Elgin State Hospital Annex
   Postcard image of annex at Elgin State Hospital in Illinois, accompanied by description of early history.
   http://elginpostcards.tripod.com/elginstatehospitalannex.htm

» Fergus Falls State Hospital Complex
   Minnesota Historical Society page with history, context, modern color photos, and links to related historic buildings.
   http://nrhp.mnhs.org/property_overview.cfm?propertyID=18

» Forgotten Photography
   A photographic journey by David and Karie Esmann through some of the historical asylums and state hospitals of the United States.
   http://www.forgottenphotography.com

» Hudson River State Hospital
   Site concerning the past, present, and future of the Hudson River State Hospital in New York State, which was built on a variation of the Kirkbride floor plan.
   http://www.historic51.org

» Insane Asylum Number 3, Nevada, Missouri
   Page by London Irwin featuring several historic postcard images of the old Nevada State Hospital.
   http://www.lyndonirwin.com/asylum.htm

» Institute of Penn. Hospital Getting a New Lease on Life
   Philadelphia Business Journal article concerning re-use of Dr Kirkbride's mental hospital building.
   http://philadelphia.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/1998/02/02/story8.html

» J. Farrow Museum
   Illustrated page of museum on the site of the former Kirkbride-plan Winnebago State Hospital in Wisconsin.
   http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/MH_Winnebago/WMHI_Museum.htm

» Kalamazoo State Hospital
   Gloria Liu presents several clear black-and-white photos of the interior and exterior of the Kirkbride building at Kalamazoo State Hospital in Michigan.
   http://www.wmich.edu/asylumlake/pics/hospital/index.html

» Kirkbride Buildings
   Information on Thomas Story Kirkbride and his mental hospital plan. Includes photographs of several Kirkbride buildings.
   http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com

» Kirkbride's Hospital
   Historic District web page with detailed description of this pioneering Philadelphia hospital and its history.
   http://uchs.net/HistoricDistricts/kirkbride.html

» Michigan Historical Marker - Clinton Valley Center
   Michigan Historical Markers page on asylum building designed by Elijah E. Myers and completed in 1878.
   http://www.michmarkers.com/Pages/S0437.HTM

» Olmsted School on Pan Am Site
   Buffalo Preservation Report article opposing a school plan on the site of the H.H. Richardson and Frederick Law Olmdsted - designed grounds of the Buffalo State Hospital in New York.
   http://bfn.org/preservationworks/bpr/spr99/olm.html

» Places in Worcester - Asylum For the Insane
   Community page with historic anecdotes from several submitters, and old postcard views.
   http://www.worcestermass.com/places/asylum.shtml

» St. Elizabeths Hospital
   Historic Medical Sites page concerning this federal government mental hospital in Washington, D.C., with recent photo of the center of the Kirkbride building.
   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/medtour/elizabeths.html

» The Demise of Pontiac State Hospital
   The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit site presents this well-documented and well-illustrated tour of the former Pontiac State Hospital (Clinton Valley Center) at a time when it had been partially demolished during 2000.
   http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2000/05pontiac_hosp/01Pontiac.htm

» Town Sees Red Over Police Vandalism (Weston, West Virginia)
   Article from Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from June 1999 about the former Weston State Hospital in West Virginia. The article gives equal attention to a police vandalism incident and plans to re-use the building.
   http://www.postgazette.com/regionstate/19990620paint4.asp