riverwatson
1 post
13-Nov-2007
5:28 PM
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Does anyone know when Dayton State Hospital officially closed?
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Laurel59
3 post s
15-Nov-2007
12:04 PM
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Well, I may be wrong, but some guy I talked to once said he was put in there when he was 18 for alcoholism treatment. He was my age (48) so, it was open atleast until 1978 or 1979. I worked for an architect, who used that job to get himself out of debt and worked on the plans when it was gutted back in the 1980's. So the timing is about 1978 to 1980 I would say. Good luck, hope this helped a little.
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jan leach
2 post s
31-Jan-2008
7:20 AM
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the old hospital was closed prior to 1978 because i worked at the new one then.
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kerbchek
1 post
1-Feb-2008
3:29 PM
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Can I add a question to this thread? I hope so... Was there a Kirkbride building at the Dayton State Hospital? If so, didn't it become remodeled in the 80's into a retirement home? If so, is it still a retirement home, or is it abandonded (if it's even still standing)? Thank you - just trying to keep track of the status of Kirkbride buildings in the United States - wanted to know if this one was still in use or even still standing.
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Greysin1
6 post s
10-May-2008
6:33 PM
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The retirment community is called 10 Wilmington Place. It is still in use. Now as I am not all that familiar w/what makes a building a Kirkbride Bldg but the entire structure is historic as dates over 100 years in age. It is an amazing example of Urban Renewal. I rememeber as a child going to church and sitting in the back of my parents car - it was one of the highlights of my Sunday. There is a traffic light right in front of the building and one could not help but look in awe. Once the mental health hospital shut down the building was subject to terrible vandalism. There was a great white dome on the top of the structure that burned down one year due to squatters in the building. My great-grandmother was a nurse at the building when it was still a hospital. She would take my 10-year old father to work w/her (explains A LOT about my father...) There were amazing green houses on the property as well. 10 Wilington Place has a web site and a virtual tour offered
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