Traverse City Mental Hospital
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Traverse city mental hospital. Spend two hours with one of our guides exploring multiple floors of unrenovated buildings and venture into the 1883. The traverse city state hospital for the insane opened. The traverse city state hospital also known as the northern michigan asylum opened its doors in 1881. Traverse city state hospital traverse city mi.
It was listed on the national register of historic places in 1978 and designated a michigan state. Designed by midwestern church architect gordon lloyd this large mostly three story building was built on what is known as the kirkbride plan of mental institution design for housing mental patients which was popular in the 19th century. At first it was strictly a facility for the mentally ill but it eventually expanded to include rehabilitation for drug addiction and wards for diseases like typhoid and tuberculosis. The traverse city state hospital of traverse city michigan is a decommissioned psychiatric hospital that has been variously known as the northern michigan asylum and the traverse city regional psychiatric hospital it is the last kirkbride building of michigan s original four left in the state.
Building 50 is the centerpiece of the former northern michigan asylum traverse city state hospital. Created by michigan public act number 155 and originally called the northern michigan asylum for the insane the traverse city mental health institution had a total of five names in its one hundred plus year history. See more ideas about traverse city mental hospital hospital. Break out of quarantine with a tour of the former traverse city state hospital.
The traverse city state hospital also known as the northern michigan asylum was founded in 1885 and served as a home for the mentally ill for over 100 years. The traverse city state hospital formerly known as the northern michigan asylum is the last remaining kirkbride style asylum in michigan open from the mid 1880s until 1989 at which time every teenager in traverse city and the surrounded areas descended on it with spray paint and enthusiasm. May 29 2018 explore melanie stadel s board traverse city mental hospital followed by 327 people on pinterest. This tour must be booked 24 48 hours in advance this is an exclusive opportunity for you and your housemates to finally do something different.