Difference between revisions of "Fond du Lac County Asylum"
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| − | | opened = | + | | opened = 1886 |
| closed = | | closed = | ||
| − | | demolished = | + | | demolished = 1972 |
| current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]] | | current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]] | ||
| building_style = [[Single Building Institutions|Single Building]] | | building_style = [[Single Building Institutions|Single Building]] | ||
| − | | architect(s) = | + | | architect(s) = George Burke |
| location = Fond du Lac, WI | | location = Fond du Lac, WI | ||
| architecture_style = | | architecture_style = | ||
| peak_patient_population = | | peak_patient_population = | ||
| − | | alternate_names = | + | | alternate_names = <br> |
| + | *Fond du Lac County Hospital & Home | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | Replacing facilities at the county poorhouse, the county asylum had a 120 patient capacity with 108 patients in residence in 1892. By 1921 capacity was estimated at 225. | + | Replacing facilities at the county poorhouse, the county asylum had a 120 patient capacity with 108 patients in residence in 1892. By 1921 capacity was estimated at 225. In 1972 the present facility was opened replacing the original hospital. |
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| + | ==Images== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Fon du Lac.jpg | File:Fon du Lac.jpg | ||
Latest revision as of 04:16, 26 April 2020
| Fond du Lac County Asylum | |
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| Established | 1856 |
| Opened | 1886 |
| Demolished | 1972 |
| Current Status | Demolished |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Architect(s) | George Burke |
| Location | Fond du Lac, WI |
| Alternate Names |
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History
Replacing facilities at the county poorhouse, the county asylum had a 120 patient capacity with 108 patients in residence in 1892. By 1921 capacity was estimated at 225. In 1972 the present facility was opened replacing the original hospital.
