The Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane is a former state hospital in
Willard, New York, United States, which is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
In 1865 the
Legislature
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authorized the establishment of The Willard Asylum for the Insane. Opened in 1869, the asylum offered low-cost custodial care. The Willard drug treatment center was opened in 1995 on the campus of the former Willard Psychiatric State Hospital, a facility for mental patients.
In 1995, some 400 suitcases that were brought in by the patients were discovered in an asylum attic.
References
External links
Willard Asylum for the Insaneat Abandoned
Willard State Hospitalat Asylum Projects
at NYSAsylum
Hospital buildings completed in 1869
Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Psychiatric hospitals in New York (state)
Buildings and structures in Seneca County, New York
1869 establishments in New York (state)
National Register of Historic Places in Seneca County, New York
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