Columbus State Hospital

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Columbus State Hospital
Columbus State Hospital c. 1880.jpg
20th century aerial view of the hospital
Geography
Location1960 West Broad St., Columbus, Ohio, United States
Organization
FundingPublic hospital
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityPsychiatric hospital
History
Opened1838
Closedlate 1980s
Links
ListsHospitals in Ohio
Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum
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NRHP reference No.86000851

Columbus State Hospital, also known as Ohio State Hospital for Insane, was a public psychiatric hospital in Columbus, Ohio, founded in 1838 and rebuilt in 1877.[1] The hospital was constructed under the Kirkbride Plan.[2]

History[]

The original hospital building, known as the Lunatic Asylum of Ohio, was completed in 1838.[1] In 1868, a fire destroyed the asylum, and it was rebuilt in the Kirkbride style in 1877.[1] The hospital was closed in the late 1980s, and demolished between 1991 and 1996[1] by S.G. Loewendick & Sons.[3]

  • Main structure, c. 1900-1906

  • One of three cemeteries used by the asylum

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Columbus State Hospital". Kirkbride Buildings. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ^ "Columbus State Hospital". Ohio State University Library. September 26, 2011. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Foster, Emily (Mar 4, 2019) [First published November 1988]. "From the Archives: Columbus' First Family of Destruction". Columbus Monthly. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

Further reading[]

  • Yanni, Carla (2007). The Architecture of Madness: Insane Asylums in the United States. Minnesota University Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-4940-2.

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