Athens State Hospital
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Athens State Hospital was a 19th-century psychiatric institution in Athens, Ohio, later known as The Ridges and noted for its Kirkbride-plan architecture and role in the region’s mental health history.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Athens State Hospital canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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mental health institution ⓘ psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Athens Asylum for the Insane
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Athens Lunatic Asylum NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ridges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
central administration pavilion with flanking wings
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linear ward wings extending from central core ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Kirkbride Plan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
changing practices in psychiatric care
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deinstitutionalization trends in the 20th century ⓘ institutionalization of the mentally ill in the 19th century ⓘ |
| category |
Kirkbride Plan hospitals in the United States
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buildings and structures in Athens County, Ohio ⓘ former psychiatric hospitals in Ohio ⓘ hospital buildings completed in the 19th century ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designedAccordingTo | principles of Thomas Story Kirkbride ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | patient burial grounds with many unmarked graves ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cemeteries for patients
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main Kirkbride-plan administration building ⓘ patient wards ⓘ support and farm buildings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic psychiatric hospital complex ⓘ |
| inception | 1874 ⓘ |
| laterUse |
mixed educational and cultural uses
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part of Ohio University campus ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Athens, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Athens County, Ohio
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Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Ohio University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Kirkbride-plan architecture
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regional mental health history significance ⓘ role in the history of psychiatric treatment in Ohio ⓘ |
| opened | January 9, 1874 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | State of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of mental health care in the United States ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | treatment of mental illness ⓘ |
| regionServed | southeastern Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPlaceFor | regional mental health care in southeastern Ohio ⓘ |
| status | closed as a state psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| treats |
patients with mental illness
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patients with psychiatric disorders ⓘ |
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