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Kirkbride Links

• Kennedy Museum of Art - History Illustrated history of Kirkbride building designed by Levi T. Scofield at former Athens State Hospital in Ohio. This building now houses the Kennedy Museum of Art.
  
• Asylum and Architecture: Traverse City State Hospital Campaign to preserve Building 50, centerpiece of the former Northern Michigan Asylum (now Grand Traverse Commons), designed by Gordon W. Lloyd (1832-1905). Maps, photographs, history.
  
• History in the Remaking May 1999 Businesswest article on plans to demolish the former Northampton State Hospital buildings and develop the land.
  
• 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.
  
• Angels in the Architecture - A Photographic Elegy to an American Asylum Heidi Johnson's photography featuring the former Traverse City State Hospital in Michigan, which was founded in 1885 on the Kirkbride plan, designed by Gordon W. Lloyd. This site is related to the forthcoming Wayne State University Press book "Angels in the Architecture".
  
• Saving Building 50 Illustrated article from 1998 by Brian Upton and Janese Horton on efforts to protect Building 50 and the Grand Traverse Commons (formerly Traverse City State Hospital).
  
• Danvers State Hospital Stuart Phillips presents black and white photos of the exterior, interior, tunnels and cemetery of this disused asylum complex near Boston.
  
• The Ridges Southeast Psychiatric Hospital in Ohio presents historic images and other information on the former Athens State Hospital.
  
• The Village at Grand Traverse Commons Site concerning renovations of historic Traverse City State Hospital buildings by the Minervini Group.
  
• Grand Traverse Commons - A Landmark Rekindles Dr Munson's Vision Newspaper article from 1997 on Dr. James Decker Munson and the history of the Traverse City State Hospital and the recent management of the property.
  
• 1856 Official project website for the November 2000 memorialization event for Northampton State Hospital in Massachusetts. Includes description, map, history, and pictures.
  
• Central State Hospital State of Indiana page containing several articles and many photographs of the history of this Indianapolis asylum.
  
• The Asylum Ian Herrick's photo gallery depicting abandoned asylum in Northampton, Massachusetts.
  
• Northampton State Hospital The Massachusetts Film Office presents this disused asylum complex for use in films. Page contains color photos and sizes and ages of some of the buildings.
  
• About The Ridges Illustrated text from speech by student Eric Root describing the history of former Athens State Hospital in Ohio.
  
• Weston, West Virginia Hopes For Rebirth Detroit News article from 1997 about plans to turn former Weston State Hospital into luxury resort. Includes photo of center section.
  
• State Hospital for the Insane Shaun O'Boyle's photographic essay of the Northampton State Hospital covering both the interior and exterior of this huge complex.
  
• Paintings of Clinton Valley Center William Brody's paintings depicting now-demolished Pontiac Michigan asylum designed by Elijah Myers.
  
• Binghamton Psychiatric Center Ron Clupper at Tier.net presents the history of this New York state asylum, along with modern photographs of the buildings and grounds. This includes the Castellated Gothic main building designed in 1858 to the design of Isaac Perry.
  
• 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.
  
• 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.
  
• Save Old Main Organized campaign to preserve, renovate, and reuse the main building at Northampton State Hospital in Massachusetts.
  
• Brattleboro Retreat (Vermont Asylum for the Insane) Nomination to include Brattleboro Retreat in the National Register. Includes detailed survey of buildings and other historic features on the site.
  
• Northampton State Hospital Asaph Murfin presents many interior and exterior photos of Northampton State Hospital in Massachusetts. Includes a history timeline.
  
• Danvers State Hospital An illustrated article by Michael Ramseur on the history and evocations of this abandoned asylum in Massachusetts built in Gothic Revival style (1874-1878) to the design of Nathaniel Bradlee.
  
• Abandoned State Hospital Several large interior and exterior photos of Northampton State Hospital.
  
• Northampton State Hospital (Ironfist) Interior and exterior photos of Northampton State Hospital by explorers.
  
• Building 50 and the Commons Index of several Traverse City Record-Eagle newspaper articles of history and recent news concerning the former Traverse City State Hospital.
  
• Danvers State Hospital The Massachusetts Film Office presents this abandoned asylum for use in films. Includes several recent color photographs.
  
• Northampton State Hospital History article by Ryan Cotter
  
• The Rise and Fall of the State Hospital (Northampton) Newspaper article on the history of Northampton State Hospital.
  
• Northampton State Hospital An in-progress effort to capture the history of the hospital as well as the developing plans for its reuse in the near future. Accompanies a course at Smith College on the evolution and transformation of the hospital.
  
• Endangered New York Psychiatric Centers The Preservation League of New York State describes four endangered asylum buildings.
  
• Ken Scott Photography - Building 50 Photographs of the main building of the former Traverse City State Hospital, constructed in 1885 to the design of Gordon W. Lloyd
  
• Stopping Halfway in Commons Preservation College paper documenting efforts to preserve the former Traverse City State Hospital buildings and grounds in the early 1990s.
  
• Places in Worcester - Asylum For the Insane Community page with historic anecdotes from several submitters, and old postcard views.
  
• Clinton Valley Center Expandable thumbnail photographs by Butch of this abandoned asylum in Pontiac, Michigan, prior to demolition.
  
• 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.
  
• Grand Traverse Pavilions - The Cottages - History History of 100 year old residential Victorian-style cottages at former Traverse City State Hospital, with illustrations of new renovations.
  
• Central Indiana Hospital for the Insane Illustrated history page at the Indiana Medical History Museum site.
  
• Spencer State Hospital History of state hospital in West Virginia. Includes a photograph. Part of Roane County genealogy pages.
  
• Northampton State Hospital Reuse Plan Illustrated page describing a plan for reusing the former Northampton State Hospital's land and buildings.
  
• Map and Index of the Ridges Map, photos, and building listings of The Ridges section at Ohio University which was formerly the Athens mental hospital.
  
• History to Rubble Detroit Metro Times article on failed efforts to preserve Clinton Valley Center building designed by Elijah E. Myers.
  
• Michigan Historical Marker - Clinton Valley Center Michigan Historical Markers page on asylum building designed by Elijah E. Myers and completed in 1878.