Manteno State Hospital
| Manteno State Hospital | |
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  Shown in Manteno, Illinois | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Manteno, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°13′57″N 87°48′17″W / 41.232533°N 87.804764°WCoordinates: 41°13′57″N 87°48′17″W / 41.232533°N 87.804764°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | None |
| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | December 1930 |
| Closed | December 31, 1985 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Illinois |
Manteno State Hospital (formerly Manteno State Mental Hospital) was a psychiatric hospital located in rural Manteno Township in Kankakee County, Illinois.[1]
Founding[]
The facility was authorized in 1927 by the 55th Illinois General Assembly with its first patients arriving in December 1930. In 1954, the patient population peaked at 8,195. In 1983, the facility was authorized for closure by Governor James R. Thompson and closed on December 31, 1985.[1]
History[]
In October 1986, the Illinois Veterans home at Manteno was dedicated and still operates on a portion of the grounds of the original psychiatric facility while numerous other building have been demolished. There are very few buildings left; for example, the Morgan Cottage is left along with the sewage plant. These buildings are abandoned but left in original condition.[1] Many other buildings have been renovated for other uses as of July 2009. The site was redeveloped as a VA home, an industrial park, and a portion of the grounds is now the Manteno Municipal golf course. A state hospital cemetery is to the east of the site. The grounds are the now the home of numerous housing developments including a residential treatment center for males and females ages 12 to 21 called Indian Oaks Academy, which is a member of the Nexus family of treatment programs.[2]
See also[]
- List of Veterans Affairs medical facilities
- Jerome Y. Lettvin, head psychiatrist circa 1950
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Taylor, Troy (2005). Weird Illinois. 387 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.CS1 maint: location (link)
- ^ Indian Oaks Academy
External links[]
- Manteno Madness Time magazine, Monday, October 23, 1939 (Typhoid outbreak)
- The Manteno Project
- Manteno State Hospital at the Legends and Lore of Illinois
- Illinois Veterans Home - Manteno
- Asylum Projects Manteno info & history
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