Traverse City State Mental 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.
Traverse city state mental hospital. In 1885 the state of michigan opened its third mental institution in traverse city under the supervision of dr. We invite you to come experience the village at grand traverse commons w here one of the largest historic preservation and adaptive reuse redevelopments in the country is underway. 1885 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.
Building 50 is the centerpiece of the former northern michigan asylum traverse city state hospital. Traverse city state hospital traverse city mi. Spend two hours with one of our guides exploring multiple floors of unrenovated buildings and venture into the 1883. 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.
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. They were closed in 1989 and vacant for a decade after. The former state mental hospital in traverse city is a castle like compound of about 27 buildings. 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.
Break out of quarantine with a tour of the former traverse city state hospital. After putting in over 60 million it s now a showpiece for the area. It was added to the national. 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.
A beautiful solution to urban sprawl the village is the unique renovation of dozens of historic buildings formerly known as the traverse city state hospital. The institution built twelve cottages as well as two. In 2002 minervini bought all 63 acres of the property for just 1.