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| closed = 1995 | | closed = 1995 | ||
| demolished = 1980 (Main Building) | | demolished = 1980 (Main Building) | ||
− | | current_status = [[ | + | | current_status = [[Active Institution|Active]] |
| building_style = [[Kirkbride Planned Institutions|Kirkbride Plan]] | | building_style = [[Kirkbride Planned Institutions|Kirkbride Plan]] | ||
| architect(s) = William H. Willcox | | architect(s) = William H. Willcox | ||
| location = Willard, NY | | location = Willard, NY | ||
| architecture_style = Second Empire | | architecture_style = Second Empire | ||
− | | peak_patient_population = 4, | + | | peak_patient_population = 4,076 in 1955 |
| alternate_names =</br> | | alternate_names =</br> | ||
*Willard Asylum for the Chronic Pauper Insane</br> | *Willard Asylum for the Chronic Pauper Insane</br> | ||
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Another detached structure from the 1870's, Edgemere, located outside the security fence, is now used by the DTC for training and staff functions of the type typically held in Quality of Work Life buildings. | Another detached structure from the 1870's, Edgemere, located outside the security fence, is now used by the DTC for training and staff functions of the type typically held in Quality of Work Life buildings. | ||
− | Willard was growing rapidly. By 1890, when the name was changed to Willard State Hospital and its function enlarged to include acute as well as chronic patients, the census hit 2,000. Willard grew outward, gathering neighboring properties for farmland, and of course kept building, eventually topping 70 buildings large and small. | + | Willard was growing rapidly. By 1877, with more than 1,500 patients, it was the largest asylum in the United States. By 1890, when the name was changed to Willard State Hospital and its function enlarged to include acute as well as chronic patients, the census hit 2,000. Willard grew outward, gathering neighboring properties for farmland, and of course kept building, eventually topping 70 buildings large and small. |
Among later structures were the Birches (1934) and Hatch Building (1951); both, along with Sunnycroft, are inside the DTC security fence. The Birches (two magnificent birch trees frame the entryway) is used for parolee housing, classrooms, vocational shops and offices. Hatch is used for housing and is also the DTC administration building.<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/3548/facility/willard.html http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/3548/facility/willard.html]</ref> | Among later structures were the Birches (1934) and Hatch Building (1951); both, along with Sunnycroft, are inside the DTC security fence. The Birches (two magnificent birch trees frame the entryway) is used for parolee housing, classrooms, vocational shops and offices. Hatch is used for housing and is also the DTC administration building.<ref>[http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/3548/facility/willard.html http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/3548/facility/willard.html]</ref> | ||
*[http://www.asylumprojects.org/Willard.pdf Click here for a more extensive history on the hospital from the New York State archives that was written back in 1978.] | *[http://www.asylumprojects.org/Willard.pdf Click here for a more extensive history on the hospital from the New York State archives that was written back in 1978.] | ||
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== Images of Willard State Hospital == | == Images of Willard State Hospital == | ||
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File:Willard asylum newyork 5.jpg | File:Willard asylum newyork 5.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==Cemetery== | ==Cemetery== | ||
− | + | In 1896 38 known Civil War Veterans buried there, as well as former inmates of the asylum. This Cemetery is inactive and maintained by the hamlet of Willard. The only graves with headstones are those of the Civil War veterans. | |
==Books== | ==Books== | ||
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*''The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic'', by Darby Penney, Peter Stastny, and Lisa Rinzler | *''The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic'', by Darby Penney, Peter Stastny, and Lisa Rinzler | ||
*''The Inmates Of Willard 1870 to 1900 / A Genealogy Resource'', by Linda S. Stuhler | *''The Inmates Of Willard 1870 to 1900 / A Genealogy Resource'', by Linda S. Stuhler | ||
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
− | *[http://www. | + | *[http://www.suitcaseexhibit.org/indexhasflash.html The Willard Suitcase Exhibit Online] |
+ | *[http://www.iimhl.com/IIMHLUpdates/20080130a.pdf Several .PDF documents about the hosptial] | ||
*[http://nysasylum.com/willard/index.htm Willard State Hospital @ NYasylum.com] | *[http://nysasylum.com/willard/index.htm Willard State Hospital @ NYasylum.com] | ||
+ | *[http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0404,gonnerman,50565,1.html Patient belongings found in a ward attic] | ||
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanguz/sets/72157605076690163/ More historical photos here.] | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/nanguz/sets/72157605076690163/ More historical photos here.] | ||
*http://inmatesofwillard.com/ | *http://inmatesofwillard.com/ | ||
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[[Category:New York]] | [[Category:New York]] | ||
[[Category:Kirkbride Buildings]] | [[Category:Kirkbride Buildings]] | ||
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[[Category:Institution With A Cemetery]] | [[Category:Institution With A Cemetery]] | ||
[[Category:Asylum Books]] | [[Category:Asylum Books]] | ||
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[[Category:Past Featured Article Of The Week]] | [[Category:Past Featured Article Of The Week]] |