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

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

Central State Reuse Commission - http://www.centralstatestudy.org/
Official website for the redevelopment of the former Central State Hospital campus in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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

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

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

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

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

Hudson River State Hospital - http://www.historic51.org
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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Olmsted School on Pan Am Site - http://bfn.org/preservationworks/bpr/spr99/olm.html
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.

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

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

The Demise of Pontiac State Hospital - http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2000/05pontiac_hosp/01Pontiac.htm
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.

Town Sees Red Over Police Vandalism (Weston, West Virginia) - http://www.postgazette.com/regionstate/19990620paint4.asp
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.

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