New York State Inebriate Asylum

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The New York State Inebriate Asylum was a 19th-century psychiatric hospital in Binghamton, New York, recognized as one of the first institutions in the United States dedicated specifically to the treatment of alcoholism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building
inebriate asylum
psychiatric hospital
architect Isaac G. Perry
architecturalStyle Gothic Revival
surface form: Gothic Revival architecture
buildingType institutional building
category Alcohol rehabilitation centers in the United States
Buildings and structures in Binghamton, New York
Hospital buildings completed in the 19th century
National Historic Landmarks in New York
surface form: National Historic Landmarks in New York (state)

Psychiatric hospitals in New York (state)
constructionStart 1858
coordinateLocation approximately 42.100°N 75.880°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfHeritageDesignation 1993
dedicatedTo treatment of alcoholism
treatment of inebriety
follows moral treatment principles of the 19th century
hasHistoricSignificance early recognition of alcoholism as a medical condition
pioneering institutional treatment of alcohol dependence
hasTower central tower
hasUse addiction treatment
medical treatment
psychiatric care
hasWing symmetrical side wings
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
inception 1858
laterUse New York State Inebriate Asylum self-linksurface differs
surface form: Binghamton State Hospital

psychiatric hospital for the insane
locatedIn Binghamton, New York
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Broome County, New York NERFINISHED
New York
surface form: New York State
locatedOnStreet Robinson Street
materialUsed stone
notableFor being among the first institutions in the United States dedicated specifically to the treatment of alcoholism
NRHPType building
numberOfStories 3
opened 1864
originalFunction hospital for inebriates
psychiatric treatment facility
owner U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York
partOf Binghamton State Hospital complex
regionServed New York
surface form: New York State

United States Northeast
roofType pitched roof with towers
significantEvent first hospital in the United States devoted to the treatment of alcoholism
significantPeriod 19th century

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New York State Inebriate Asylum laterUse New York State Inebriate Asylum self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Binghamton State Hospital
Isaac G. Perry notableWork New York State Inebriate Asylum
Isaac G. Perry notableWork New York State Inebriate Asylum
this entity surface form: Binghamton State Hospital buildings