Athens Lunatic Asylum
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Athens Lunatic Asylum was a 19th-century psychiatric hospital in Athens, Ohio, known for its extensive mental health facilities, distinctive Victorian architecture, and later transformation into The Ridges, a part of Ohio University.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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mental health facility ⓘ psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Athens Asylum for the Insane
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Athens State Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival architecture
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Italianate architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Victorian architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Hospital buildings completed in the 19th century
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Ohio University campus buildings ⓘ Psychiatric hospitals in Ohio ⓘ Victorian architecture in Ohio ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1868 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 39.322°N 82.101°W (approximate) ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentUse |
Ohio University art museum
NERFINISHED
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Ohio University offices ⓘ classrooms and academic space ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | 1993 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ohio Department of Mental Health (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cemeteries
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chapel ⓘ farm and agricultural facilities ⓘ main administration building ⓘ outbuildings and support structures ⓘ patient wards ⓘ |
| hasUse |
long-term mental health care
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psychiatric treatment ⓘ treatment of Civil War veterans with mental illness ⓘ treatment of alcoholism ⓘ treatment of dementia ⓘ treatment of epilepsy ⓘ treatment of tuberculosis patients at times ⓘ treatment of women diagnosed with mental illness ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic district ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inception | 1874 ⓘ |
| laterUse |
Ohio University campus facility
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The Ridges (Ohio University) complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Athens, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Athens County, Ohio
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Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Hocking River
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Ohio University main campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Victorian institutional architecture
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association with changing mental health treatment practices ⓘ extensive landscaped grounds ⓘ historic cemetery for patients ⓘ large patient population in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ use of the Kirkbride Plan layout ⓘ |
| openingDate | January 9, 1874 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | State of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ohio mental health system ⓘ |
| peakPatientPopulation | over 1,800 patients (early 20th century) ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
gradual deinstitutionalization in the late 20th century
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transfer of property to Ohio University in the 1980s–1990s ⓘ |
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