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{{infobox institution | {{infobox institution | ||
| name = Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center | | name = Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center | ||
− | | image = | + | | image = Manhattan01.jpg |
| image_size = 250px | | image_size = 250px | ||
| alt = Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center | | alt = Kirby Forensic Psychiatric Center | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| established = | | established = | ||
− | | construction_began = | + | | construction_began = 1863 |
| construction_ended = | | construction_ended = | ||
− | | opened = | + | | opened = |
| closed = | | closed = | ||
| demolished = | | demolished = | ||
| current_status = [[Active Institution|Active]] | | current_status = [[Active Institution|Active]] | ||
− | | building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions| | + | | building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions|Cottage Plan]] |
| architect(s) = | | architect(s) = | ||
− | | location = | + | | location = |
| architecture_style = | | architecture_style = | ||
| peak_patient_population = | | peak_patient_population = | ||
− | | alternate_names = | + | | alternate_names = |
+ | *New York City Asylum for the Insane | ||
*Manhattan State Hospital | *Manhattan State Hospital | ||
*Manhattan Psychiatric Center | *Manhattan Psychiatric Center | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | + | In 1863 the New York City Asylum for the Insane opened on the island. From 1860 until the 1892 opening of Ellis Island, Ward’s Island along with Castle Clinton on Manhattan’s southern tip welcomed America’s newcomers at its immigration station. The New York State Department of Mental Hygiene took over the immigration and asylum buildings in 1899, opening Manhattan State Hospital. With 4,400 patients, it was the largest psychiatric institution in the world. It later became the Manhattan Psychiatric Center. Today the hospital serves as a maximum security hospital, mostly court ordered patients from Long island and NYC. | |
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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+ | File:ManSH02.png | ||
+ | File:ManSH03.png | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Active Institution]] | [[Category:Active Institution]] | ||
[[Category:Cottage Plan]] | [[Category:Cottage Plan]] | ||
+ | [[Category:New York]] |