The Ridges

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former psychiatric hospital complex historic district university campus area

The Ridges is a historic former mental health hospital complex in Athens, Ohio, now repurposed for university and community use and known for its distinctive Victorian architecture and cultural significance.

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Label	Occurrences
The Ridges canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former psychiatric hospital complex ⓘ historic district ⓘ university campus area ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Kirkbride Plan ⓘ Victorian ⓘ
associatedWith	Kennedy Museum of Art ⓘ Ohio University ⓘ surface form: Ohio University College of Fine Arts mental health care history in Ohio ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
currentStatus	no longer functioning as a psychiatric hospital ⓘ repurposed for educational and cultural use ⓘ
formerlyKnownAs	Athens Lunatic Asylum ⓘ Athens State Hospital ⓘ
hasBuildingType	institutional building complex ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	example of 19th-century mental health architecture ⓘ regional landmark ⓘ site of local folklore and ghost stories ⓘ
hasEra	19th-century American asylum architecture ⓘ
hasFeature	central administrative building with wings ⓘ expansive landscaped grounds ⓘ historic cemeteries ⓘ network of walking trails ⓘ
hasLandUse	mixed institutional and recreational use ⓘ
hasUse	art museum ⓘ community space ⓘ nature trails ⓘ preserved historic cemetery ⓘ research facilities ⓘ university offices ⓘ
hasView	overlooks the city of Athens ⓘ
heritageDesignation	listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ local historic site ⓘ
locatedIn	Athens, Ohio ⓘ
near	Hocking River ⓘ Athens, Ohio ⓘ surface form: downtown Athens, Ohio
notableFor	adaptive reuse of former asylum structures ⓘ distinctive red-brick Victorian buildings ⓘ role in regional cultural identity ⓘ
operatorAtOpening	Ohio ⓘ surface form: State of Ohio
originalFunction	state psychiatric hospital ⓘ
ownedBy	Ohio University ⓘ
partOf	Ohio University ⓘ surface form: Ohio University campus
significantBuilding	Kennedy Museum of Art ⓘ Lindley Hall ⓘ

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Athens, Ohio → hasHistoricSite → The Ridges ⓘ

Athens → hasHistoricBuilding → The Ridges ⓘ

subject surface form: Athens, Ohio