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== History ==
 
== History ==
Opened in 1860 as a home mentally disabled children. Changed it's name to Kentucky Training home in 1945 and was a 1,018 bed facility by then. Due to funding issues and declining patient population, the hospital was closed in the 1970's with most juvenile patients being moved to the Stewart Home School and others to Eastern State Hospital. A cemetery for approx 300 patients still remains on the site which is now the Cabinet for Health Services.
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Opened in 1860 as a home mentally disabled children. Changed it's name to Kentucky Training home in 1945 and was a 1,018 bed facility by then. Due to funding issues and declining patient population, the hospital was closed in the 1970's with most juvenile patients being moved to the Stewart Home School and others to Eastern State Hospital.  
  
 
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Revision as of 20:42, 20 July 2010

Kentucky Institution for Feeble Minded Children
Established 1854
Opened 1860
Demolished 1978
Current Status Closed
Building Style Single Building
Location Frankfort, KY
Peak Patient Population 1,200 in 1947
Alternate Names
  • Kentucky Training Home
  • Frankfort State Hospital and School



History

Opened in 1860 as a home mentally disabled children. Changed it's name to Kentucky Training home in 1945 and was a 1,018 bed facility by then. Due to funding issues and declining patient population, the hospital was closed in the 1970's with most juvenile patients being moved to the Stewart Home School and others to Eastern State Hospital.

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Cemetery

At the south end of the property the cemetery remains. It contains Approximately 500 graves & most are marked "Unknown", only about 14 have names on their headstones.