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| − | | established = | + | | established = 1832 |
| construction_began = | | construction_began = | ||
| construction_ended = | | construction_ended = | ||
| − | | opened = | + | | opened = 1900 |
| − | | closed = | + | | closed = |
| demolished = 1970s | | demolished = 1970s | ||
| − | | current_status = [[ | + | | current_status = [[Closed Institution|Closed]], now a college. |
| building_style = [[Single Building Institutions|Single Building]] | | building_style = [[Single Building Institutions|Single Building]] | ||
| architect(s) = | | architect(s) = | ||
| − | | location = | + | | location = Indianapolis, IN |
| architecture_style = | | architecture_style = | ||
| peak_patient_population = | | peak_patient_population = | ||
| alternate_names =<br> | | alternate_names =<br> | ||
| − | *Marion County | + | Asylum For Incurables<br> |
| − | *Marion County Asylum | + | *Marion County Infirmary |
| − | *Marion County Home for | + | *Marion County Asylum |
| − | * | + | *Marion County Senior Citizen Home |
| + | *Asylum for Incurables | ||
| + | *County Hospital at Julietta | ||
}} | }} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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| − | + | First established in two log cabins on a farm west of Indianapolis in 1832. Over the course of 106 years 3 different buildings housed patients on the site. In 1938 all patients were transferred to Central State Hospital, but remained open to house short-term patients. | |
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| + | The exact use of this facility is debated. Built as a county home, the facility transitioned to an "Asylum for Incurables," and later to a county home for the elderly. | ||
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== Images of Julietta Asylum == | == Images of Julietta Asylum == | ||
{{image gallery|[[Julietta Asylum Image Gallery|Julietta Asylum]]}} | {{image gallery|[[Julietta Asylum Image Gallery|Julietta Asylum]]}} | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Julietta.jpg | File:Julietta.jpg | ||
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[[Category:Indiana]] | [[Category:Indiana]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Demolished Institution]] |
[[Category:Single Building Institutions]] | [[Category:Single Building Institutions]] | ||
