Eau Claire County Asylum
From Asylum Projects
| Eau Claire County Asylum | |
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| Established | 1900 |
| Opened | 1901 |
| Demolished | 1999 |
| Current Status | Demolished |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Architect(s) | F. W. Woodward |
| Location | Eau Claire, WI |
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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. Today the property is a city park, with only a staff parking lot remaining.
Known Superintendents
- O.H. Kitzman 1900-1908
- S.E. Horrell 1908-Unknown
