Editing Preservation Alert
From Asylum Projects
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision | Your text | ||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
== Current Alerts == | == Current Alerts == | ||
− | === | + | === Greystone Park State Hospital === |
− | [[image: | + | [[image:Greystone Park DEMOED.png|300px|right]] |
− | ''' | + | '''New Jersey plans to demolish the Greystone Kirkbride despite several redevelopment proposals.''' |
<BR> | <BR> | ||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
− | + | On July 16, 2008, after countless unexplained delays, patients were finally moved into the new hospital building. Administration and other departments followed in suit. Today almost all hospital services have relocated to the brand new complex. Morris County has installed skating rinks and a ball field on its 300 acre share, and plans to incorporate a dog park where the Curry Complex once stood, as well as an athletic complex for disabled athletes. The Central Avenue Complex is planned to become a mall for nonprofit charitable agencies. The state of New Jersey began looking at options for what to do with the rest of the surplus Greystone land and buildings. A group called Preserve Greystone was formed in hopes to work with the state and government to preserve both open space and the remaining buildings from the hospital. | |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | + | In April 2013 the state announced that redevelopment was 'not financially feasible' and would cost less money to demolish. On August 18, 2013 the state announced it planned to tear down the historic main building at the old Greystone hospital at a cost of 50 million tax payer dollars, despite having received several viable redevelopment proposals. On August 30th Preserve Greystone filed suit against the NJ Treasury Department for release of all correspondence related to the redevelopment proposals. | |
+ | '''UPDATE:''' In April 2015 demolition began on Greystone's southern female wing, the demolition continued with Greystone's northern male wing in July 2015, the building's center main buildings including the chapel, and amusement hall were demolished in September 2015, and finally with the administration building itself in October 2015. | ||
− | * | + | *[http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=File:greystone_demo7.jpg Photo of the demolition] |
+ | *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZis0KWl7xmA1gtgcg30R_rl0nI-iluGW Video's of the demoltion] | ||
− | + | <BR> | |
− | + | <videoflash>I0hsLKhYwig</videoflash> | |
− | + | <BR> | |
− | + | <BR> | |
− | + | [http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Special:AWCforum/st/id641 JOIN THE CONVERSATION IN THE FORUMS] | |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | <BR><BR> | ||
− | [http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Special:AWCforum/st/ | ||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
'''How can you help?''' | '''How can you help?''' | ||
− | *[https://www. | + | *[https://www.facebook.com/preservegreystone Like the "Preserve Greystone" Facebook page to stay up-to-date on happenings and events at the Kirkbride] |
− | *[ | + | *[http://www.preservegreystone.org/ Visit the official Preserve Greystone website] |
− | *[[ | + | *[http://www.preservegreystone.org/support.html More ways to help] |
+ | <BR> | ||
+ | '''News''' | ||
+ | *[http://www.northjersey.com/news/plan-called-a-lose-lose-for-town-s-taxpayers-1.1062713 Greystone plan called a ‘lose-lose’ for Parsippany taxpayers] | ||
+ | *[http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/local/2014/07/20/greystone-preservation-efforts-continue/12856551/ Greystone preservation efforts continue] | ||
+ | *[http://www.dailyrecord.com/story/news/local/2014/07/30/congress-candidate-favors-greystone-preservation/13377609/ Congress candidate favors Greystone preservation] | ||
+ | *[http://morristowngreen.com/2014/07/24/citizens-group-presses-morris-freeholders-to-save-greystone/ Citizens group presses Morris freeholders to save Greystone] | ||
+ | *[http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20130825/NJNEWS/308250009/N-J-moving-ahead-50M-Greystone-Park-demolition N.J. moving ahead on $50M Greystone Park demolition] | ||
+ | *[http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2013/08/state_planning_to_tear_down_historic_main_building_at_old_greystone_hospital.html State planning to tear down historic main building at old Greystone hospital] | ||
+ | *[http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2013/03/study_renovating_old_greystone.html N.J. Renovating historic Greystone building would be a money loser] | ||
+ | *[http://www.nj.com/morris/index.ssf/2013/01/group_aims_to_preserve_old_gre.html#incart_river Group aims to preserve old Greystone building for future generations] | ||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
'''More Information''' | '''More Information''' | ||
− | *[[ | + | *[[Greystone Park State Hospital|Greystone Park State Hospital Wiki Page]] |
− | *[http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com/buildings/ | + | *[http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com/buildings/greystonepark/ Greystone State Hospital @ Kirkbride Buildings] |
− | *[http:// | + | *[http://arch.thomas-industriesinc.com/Kirkbride_Gallery_HospitalZ.htm Aerial Images of the Kirkbride and Curry Buildings] |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
<BR><BR> | <BR><BR> | ||
Line 57: | Line 51: | ||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
The Athens Historical Society is trying to convince the school not to tear down any more historic structures at The Ridges. Please support them and send a message to the school's president and board of trustees either by signing the online petition, or by writing/calling the president and board directly. | The Athens Historical Society is trying to convince the school not to tear down any more historic structures at The Ridges. Please support them and send a message to the school's president and board of trustees either by signing the online petition, or by writing/calling the president and board directly. | ||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
Line 84: | Line 71: | ||
== Past Alerts == | == Past Alerts == | ||
− | === | + | === Fergus Falls State Hospital === |
− | [[image: | + | [[image:300px-Fergus Falls SH 2008 05 SAVED.jpg|right]] |
− | ''' | + | '''The Fergus Falls town council is considering plans to demolish most of the historically listed Kirkbride building.''' |
<BR> | <BR> | ||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
− | + | The state sold the Kirkbride and grounds to the city of Fergus Falls in 2007, and two years later, the facility closed. It has remained vacant ever since. Between 2002 and 2006, the Legislature approved $7 million in bond funds to dispose of the Kirkbride or invest in its infrastructure. The current deadline to use the funds expires in December 2014 but could be extended with legislative action. City officials claim it takes about 18 months to initiate the complicated demolition process. About $5 million of the original funds remains, since much of the facility's asbestos already has been removed. On three occasions since 2000, the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota has put the Kirkbride on its annual "Ten Most-Endangered Historic Places List," noting that the Fergus Falls Kirkbride facility is one of the few of its kind left intact in the Midwest. | |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
− | |||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
+ | '''UPDATE:''' | ||
+ | In May 2013, the City Council considered plans to renovate the building for residential and commercial use by developers, including one with experience in preservation of historic properties. In June the same year, a proposal was accepted by the City Council to renovate the building. The proposal included a hotel, apartments, restaurants, and a spa. | ||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
− | [http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Special:AWCforum/st/ | + | [http://www.asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Special:AWCforum/st/id457/City_Council_Approves_Plans_to_D....html JOIN THE CONVERSATION IN THE FORUMS] |
<BR> | <BR> | ||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
'''How can you help?''' | '''How can you help?''' | ||
− | *[https://www.facebook.com/ | + | *[https://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsofthekirkbride/ Join the "Friends of the Kirkbride" group to stay up-to-date on happenings and events at the Kirkbride] |
− | *[http://www. | + | *[[Special:AWCforum/st/id597|Project Kirkbride]] |
− | *[http://www. | + | <BR> |
+ | '''More Information''' | ||
+ | *[[Fergus Falls State Hospital|Fergus Falls State Hospital Wiki Page]] | ||
+ | *[http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com/buildings/fergusfalls/ Fergus Falls State Hospital @ Kirkbride Buildings] | ||
+ | *[http://www.mnpreservation.org/ Preservation Alliance of Minnesota] | ||
<BR> | <BR> | ||
'''News''' | '''News''' | ||
− | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.startribune.com/business/186549891.html?refer=y A faded fortress weighs on Fergus Falls] |
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
− | |||
<BR><BR> | <BR><BR> | ||