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{{infobox institution | {{infobox institution | ||
| name = Binghamton State Hospital | | name = Binghamton State Hospital | ||
| − | | image = | + | | image = Binghamton02.png |
| image_size = 250px | | image_size = 250px | ||
| alt = Binghamton State Hospital | | alt = Binghamton State Hospital | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| established = | | established = | ||
| − | | construction_began = | + | | construction_began = 1858 |
| − | | construction_ended = | + | | construction_ended = 1864 |
| − | | opened = | + | | opened = |
| − | | closed = | + | | closed = |
| demolished = | | demolished = | ||
| − | | current_status = [[ | + | | current_status = [[Active Institution|Active]] |
| building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions|Cottage Plan]] | | building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions|Cottage Plan]] | ||
| architect(s) = Isaac G. Perry | | architect(s) = Isaac G. Perry | ||
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| architecture_style = Gothic Revival | | architecture_style = Gothic Revival | ||
| peak_patient_population = | | peak_patient_population = | ||
| − | | alternate_names = | + | | alternate_names = |
| − | + | Greater Binghamton Health Center (Current) | |
| − | + | New York State Inebriate Asylum<br> | |
| − | + | Binghamton Asylum for the Chronic Insane<br> | |
| − | + | Binghamton State Hospital<br> | |
| − | + | Binghamton Inebriate Asylum<br> | |
| − | + | Binghamton Psychiatric Center<br> | |
}} | }} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
| − | + | The New York State Inebriate Asylum, later known as Binghamton State Hospital, was the first institution designed and constructed to treat alcoholism as a mental disorder. Located in Binghamton, NY, its imposing Gothic Revival exterior was designed by New York architect Isaac G. Perry and construction was completed in 1864. In 1993 the main building was closed due to safety concerns. The asylum appears on both the state and national lists of Historic Places, but it is currently in a state of disrepair and is one of the most endangered historical places in the nation, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997.<ref>History from: [http://nysasylum.com/biahist.htm NYS Asylum]</ref> | |
| − | The | + | In April, 2008, New York State's Legislature allocated $12.45 million for phase one of the Castle renovation.<ref>[http://nysasylum.com/images/lupardo.pdf http://nysasylum.com/images/lupardo.pdf]</ref> |
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| + | ==Books== | ||
| + | *''Drunkard's Refuge: The Lessons of the New York State Inebriate Asylum'', by John W. Crowley and William L. White | ||
== Images of Binghamton State Hospital == | == Images of Binghamton State Hospital == | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | File: | + | File:BHSH Image4.jpg |
File:BinghamptonA.jpg | File:BinghamptonA.jpg | ||
File:BinghamptonB.jpg | File:BinghamptonB.jpg | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | == | + | ==References== |
| − | + | <references/> | |
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
*[http://nysasylum.com/bia.htm NYS Asylum - A great website dedicated to the hospital] | *[http://nysasylum.com/bia.htm NYS Asylum - A great website dedicated to the hospital] | ||
| + | [[Category:Active Institution]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Cottage Plan]] | ||
[[Category:New York]] | [[Category:New York]] | ||
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