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Revision as of 16:51, 24 May 2010

Ionia State Hospital
Opened 1885
Current Status Demolished
Building Style Cottage Plan
Location Ionia, MI
Alternate Names
  • Michigan Asylum for Insane Criminals
  • Ionia Asylum



History

The hospital was dedicated to house the criminally insane and at first opened with 217 patients. As of recently, the old hospital buildings were razed and replaced with newer architectural buildings and was turned into a regular prison.