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» Abandoned Asylum - Robert Foster's site featuring photos and historic images of abandoned asylums in the United States. Also featuring over 300 asylum postcards and a page on asylum books.
» Abandoned Hospital Info - Page of recent photographs of Brook Hospital, which dates to 1896, located in southeast London, United Kingdom.
» Abandoned Memories - Photos of abandoned insane asylum buildings in Northville, Michigan
» Asylum's Tale - Article about history and preservation status of mental institution in Tasmania dating back to the 1830's.
» BLOOM - A tribute project concerning the Massachusetts Mental Health Center in Boston.
» Bartonville State Hospital - Page at Historic Peoria concerning this disused Central Illinois mental hospital's history and ghosts.
» Bedlam: Custody Care and Cure 1247-1997 - An old Museum of London exhibition telling the fascinating 750-year-old story of Bethlem Royal Hospital, popularly known as 'Bedlam', the world's oldest institution caring for people with mental disorders.
» Binghamton State Hospital - Donna Thomas reports on the preservation prospects of this former mental hospital building in New York, designed by Isaac Perry.
» Burleson Sanitarium History Page - History of Grand Rapids, Michigan sanitarium devoted to rectal disorders.
» Cane Hill - Page with historic photos, trivia and exploration reports concerning a huge former mental hospital in South London in the United Kingdom.
» Caring for the Mentally Ill - Long Island, New York history page concerning Kings Park and other mental hospitals.
» Central State Hospital Museum - Page with contact and tour information for Central State Hospital in Milledgeville, Georgia.
» Clifton Springs Sanitarium History - Historic photos of medical/spa sanitarium.
» DMHDD Milestones in Tennessee - Timeline containing milestone dates for Tennessee institutions
» Detroit Early Asylums - Genealogy-related page about the early institutions in Detroit, Michigan.
» Diversatech - Manteno State Hospital - Recent aerial survey of the grounds of former Manteno State Hospital in Illinois.
» Dorothea Dix Hospital - Official site of mental hospital in North Carolina. Contains history section and many historic images.
» Early St. Louis Hospitals, Homes, and Asylums - History of several historic St Louis, Missouri institutions.
» Eastern State Hospital Bat Project - Donna Hensley designs a bat house for Eastern State Hospital grounds in Medical Lake, Washington. Several photographs.
» Edgewood State Hospital - Railroad-oriented page features some building photos of this Long Island, New York mental hospital which has long since been closed.
» Eloise: The Poorhouse that Became an Asylum - Illustrated article by Mary Bailey from Detroit News on the history of the Eloise hospital near Detroit, Michigan.
» Fairfield Hills State Hospital - Gallery of photographs of this former Connecticut mental hospital.
» Featured New York Postcards - Health Care - Images of vintage postcards of several hospitals, sanitaria, sanatoria, and eldercare institutions in the state of New York.
» Flint Timeline Project - St.Joseph Hospital - History of St Joseph medical hospital in Flint, Michigan; founded in 1920.
» Franklin County Poorhouse - History and photographic exploration of this 19th-century institution in Northern New York that sheltered paupers and the mentally ill.
» Fremantle Arts Centre and History Museum - History of this 1861 Gothic Revival building, once Australia's first lunatic asylum, now a museum.
» Fulton State Hospital History - History page at the Fulton State Hospital site. Includes a photo of building at this Missouri institution.
» Gatehouse Museum - In the grounds of Madison State Hospital has displays illuminating the history of this mental hospital, created by the Jefferson County Historical Society.
» Glore Psychiatric Museum. Roadside America - Road report and review of the Glore Psychiatric Museum at the former mental hospital site St. Joseph, Missouri.
» Gloucester Asylums - History of former county asylums in Gloucester, UK: Horton Road and Coney Hill.
» Hartwood Hospital - Illustrated history of Hartwood and other old Scotland mental hospitals.
» Hastings Regional Center - Rootsweb page with history of Hastings Regional Center in Nebraska.
» History - Newark State Administration Building - Newark NY - Architectural history of administration building for institution for the developmentally disabled located in Newark, New York from 1873 to 1974.
» History of Arizona State Hospital - Arizona state government page with history overview and sketch of this Kirkbride-like facility.
» History of South Carolina DMH - Illustrated history of South Carolina State Hospital and the State Department of Mental Health.
» Hospital Architecture In Montreal - Mcgill University provides a searchable database of images, a case study of the Royal Victoria Hospital, and a bibliography.
» Hospitals and Hospices in the Maltese Islands - A history with references by Charles Savona-Ventura. Covers civil and military, midwifery, naval and seaman's hospitals and hospices for the elderly.
» Hospitals in Great Yarmouth, UK - A list of hospitals from medieval to modern, with brief histories and references to surviving records, from Norfolk Record Office.
» Hospitals in New Mexico, 1912 - This page provides a list of New Mexico hospitals and institutions as of 1912.
» Hospitals of Hamilton, Ontario - Pre-World War I postcard images of medical hospital, asylum, and sanatorium postcards in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
» IJsselland Hospital photography - Photographs of people working in The IJsselland Ziekenhuis in Capelle a/d IJssel (Netherlands) by Janssen & De Kievith Fotografie
» Illinois State Institutions in the Early Days - Overview of historic Illinois state institutions for the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, and other populations.
» International Network for the History of Hospitals - Promotes studies related to the historical evolution of hospitals from their beginnings to the present day. Conferences, advisory board, newsletters, membership form.
» Investigation of Boyds Sanitarium - This ghost-hunting page provides a history and recent photographs of this one-time mountainside tuberculosis sanitarium near Las Cruces, New Mexico.
» Kew Asylum Museum - The Australian Science Academy Project explains its creation of a museum to document the history of this 19th-century former asylum in Victoria. Includes an illustrated history by Daniel Cass.
» Kings Park Psychiatric Center - Through articles, photographs, and video, this site documents the now-defunct Kings Park Psychiatric Center on Long Island, New York.
» LIRR State Hospital Spurs - Information on Long Island, New York state hospitals and how they were served by the Long Island Railroad.
» Livonia Struggles to Revive Site of Abandoned Ardmore - Detroit News article concerning the status of the Ardmore Center mental hospital complex near Detroit, Michigan.
» Lost Las Vegas - Insane Asylum - History page at Lost Las Vegas concerning the administration building of this New Mexico insane asylum.
» Manteno State Hospital - Paragraph and several recent photos of building exteriors at this abandoned Illinois mental institution.
» Manteno State Mental Hospital - Transform Art - Photo gallery by Dave Halbeck depicting disused Illinois asylum.
» Medical Heritage of Great Britain - A gazetteer of historic hospitals, dispensaries, spas and other medical heritage from the Bath and Wessex Medical History Group, arranged by county.
» Metropolitan State Hospital - The Massachusetts Film Office presents this former Waltham mental hospital for use in films. Page contains color photographs.
» Michigan Historical Hospitals - Intended as a resource for adoption research, this page contains a useful list of historic medical hospitals, sanitariums, and mental hospitals in Michigan.
» Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center - History of this central New York State institution for the mentally ill located in Utica.
» Newark State School - History of Newark, New York institution for the developmentally disabled, from the Wayne County history pages.
» North Dakota State Hospital - History by Janell Cole of this state hospital opened in Jamestown in 1885.
» Northville Tunnels - History of Northville mental hospital complex in Michigan, with many recent photos.
» Norwich State Hospital - Gallery of modern photos.
» Old Hospitals of Greater Detroit - Index from 1967 - Lengthy list of the names and addresses of hospitals and related facilities extant in the Detroit, Michigan area in 1967
» Owosso Sanitarium - Illustrated article about sanitarium at Gute Hill in Owosso, Michigan
» Pennsylvania Hospital: History: Virtual Tour - Illustrated virtual tour of hospital originally designed by architect Samuel Rhoads.
» Pennsylvania State Hospital for the Criminally Insane - Brief architectural specification page concerning mental institution in Farview, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
» Peoria State Hospital - Illinois state history page concerning Peoria State Hospital (Bartonville Asylum).
» Pilgrim State Hospital - Photographs of the abandoned buildings at Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center in Brentwood, New York.
» Poorfarms and Asylums - Index page with web sites pertaining to poorhouses, sanatoria, and asylums
» Poorhouse Story - Extensive site concerning the history of poorhouses.
» Public Hospital - Official page for the museum in the reconstructed Public Hospital at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia; first opened in 1773.
» Public Hospital in Colonial Williamsburg - Article about this early mental hospital in Virginia
» Rockland Psych - Photographs of dissused mental health building complex in New York.
» Rossbret Asylums Website - Extensive index of asylums in the United Kingdom.
» Salem County Almshouse and Asylum - Illustrated page with history and current preservation status of almshouse and asylum complex in Salem County, New Jersey.
» St. Joseph's Sanitarium and Bath House - Genealogy-related page with image and early history of medical/spa sanitarium in Mt. Clemens near Detroit.
» St. Louis City Hospital - An online repository of photos, articles, records, and creative texts documenting the evolving life of the former City Hospital buildings in St. Louis.
» Tales of Eloise - Very extensive site offering a wide variety of information on this mental hospital in Wayne County in Michigan.
» Tearing Down the Secrets - Articles about demolition of Eloise Hospital near Detroit, Michigan.
» The Building Design: Saint John Lunatic Asylum - Page describing the architecture of this 19th century Italianate insane asylum in Nova Scotia, Canada. Illustrated with floor plan.
» The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital Shrine - A "cyberspace shrine" for the abandoned Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital, Maidenhead, England.
» The Changing Face of Borgess - Early history including architectural information of Borgess Hospital, founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1889.
» The History of Oak Grove Hospital - Vintage account at a genealogy site of the early history of the Oak Grove mental hospital in Flint, Michigan.
» The History of Rotherham's Hospitals - Illustrated history of four United Kingdom hospitals.
» The Lost Asylum - Fairfield Hills State Hospital - Documentary of Fairfield Hills, Located in Newtown, CT., with images, interviews, history , message boards and
» The Manteno Project - The Manteno Project, information and photographs about the history of the Manteno State Hospital (aka the Manteno Mental Health Center), in Manteno, Illinois.
» The Old Administration Building - Page at Public Health Museum site concerning main building of Tewksbury State Hospital, constructed in 1894 in the Queen Anne style to the design of Boston architect John A. Fox.
» The Old Operating Theatre Museum - Britain's oldest surviving operating theatre. Provides history of the museum, details of its facilities, a virtual tour and mailing list.
» Verona Springs Sanitarium - The Verona Springs Sanitarium was built on Spring House road, near the town of Lowell in the town of Westmoreland, New York. In 1903 it burnt down never to be replaced. This site is dedicated to the memory of the building.
» Vshadow - Public Institutions - Illustrated Virginia university page describing the early history of two Virginia custodial institutions.
» Waupaca County, Wisconsin, Asylum - Page at a genealogy site with information on the founding of this institution.
» Western Lunatic Asylum - History and genealogy information for Western State Hospital in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
» Western State Hospital History - History page at Western State Hospital (Virginia) site, with many historic images.
» Worcester Hospitals - Historic postcard images of the hospitals, asylum, and poor farm in Worcester, Massachusetts.
» World Asylums Foundation - Site by John Vermette containing comments, photos, and other mental hospital (asylum) information.
» World Of Lunatic Asylums - History, heritage and architecture former lunatic asylums and mental health care in the UK and the rest of the world.