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| opened = 1901 | | opened = 1901 | ||
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| demolished = | | demolished = 1991 | ||
| 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) = F. W. Woodward | ||
| location = Eau Claire, WI | | location = Eau Claire, WI | ||
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* Eau Clarie County Asylum & Poor Farm | * Eau Clarie County Asylum & Poor Farm | ||
* Eau Claire County Insane Asylum | * Eau Claire County Insane Asylum | ||
*Eau Claire County Hospital | |||
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== History == | == History == | ||
Built on 446 acres of farm land, the Eau Claire County Poor Farm and Asylum was constructed on a prominent hill, then located four miles west of the town of Eau Claire, for $135,284.00 in 1900. After completion there was a period of litigation between builder F. W. Woodward and the Board of Trustees over the matter of the bill; the trustees had assumed he was providing the service free of charge. Until Woodward presented them with a bill. In 1913 the patient population was 168 of a possible 180. By 1921 it had dropped to 161 and the city limits had moved more then a mile closer. | Built on 446 acres of farm land, the Eau Claire County Poor Farm and Asylum was constructed on a prominent hill, then located four miles west of the town of Eau Claire, for $135,284.00 in 1900. After completion there was a period of litigation between builder F. W. Woodward and the Board of Trustees over the matter of the bill; the trustees had assumed he was providing the service free of charge. Until Woodward presented them with a bill. In 1913 the patient population was 168 of a possible 180. By 1921 it had dropped to 161 and the city limits had moved more then a mile closer. | ||
The county sold the dairy herd and fields in 1981, and the entire complex was torn down by 1991. The site is now a community park, with the Old Orchard Cemetery (or Asylum Cemetery) remaining on a hill on the south side of Truax. | |||
== Known Superintendents == | == Known Superintendents == | ||
* O.H. Kitzman 1900-1908 | * O.H. Kitzman 1900-1908 | ||
* S.E. Horrell 1908-Unknown | * S.E. Horrell 1908-Unknown | ||
==Images== | |||
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File:WIeauclaire1950.jpg | |||
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== Links == | == Links == | ||
* http://eauclaire.wigenweb.org/histories/1914ecco/chapter19/asylum.htm | * http://eauclaire.wigenweb.org/histories/1914ecco/chapter19/asylum.htm | ||
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[[Category:Single Building Institutions]] | [[Category:Single Building Institutions]] | ||
[[Category:Demolished Institution]] | [[Category:Demolished Institution]] | ||
[[Category:County Almshouse]] | |||
Latest revision as of 01:08, 22 February 2026
| Eau Claire County Asylum | |
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| Established | 1883 |
| Opened | 1901 |
| Demolished | 1991 |
| Current Status | Demolished |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Architect(s) | F. W. Woodward |
| Location | Eau Claire, WI |
| Alternate Names |
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History
Built on 446 acres of farm land, the Eau Claire County Poor Farm and Asylum was constructed on a prominent hill, then located four miles west of the town of Eau Claire, for $135,284.00 in 1900. After completion there was a period of litigation between builder F. W. Woodward and the Board of Trustees over the matter of the bill; the trustees had assumed he was providing the service free of charge. Until Woodward presented them with a bill. In 1913 the patient population was 168 of a possible 180. By 1921 it had dropped to 161 and the city limits had moved more then a mile closer.
The county sold the dairy herd and fields in 1981, and the entire complex was torn down by 1991. The site is now a community park, with the Old Orchard Cemetery (or Asylum Cemetery) remaining on a hill on the south side of Truax.
Known Superintendents
- O.H. Kitzman 1900-1908
- S.E. Horrell 1908-Unknown
