Description: This image shows the entrance to the Athens Infirmary in Millfield, Ohio. The hospital was opened in 1857. The building was a "poor house" for the indigent and insane. The original building burned down in 1903 and the replacement was completed in 1905. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 1, 2003. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06481
Subjects: Athens County (Ohio); Architecture--Ohio; Hospitals--Ohio; Psychiatric hospitals--Ohio
Places: Millfield (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph is an aerial image of University Circle, an area in Cleveland, Ohio, that is noted for its world-class cultural, educational and medical institutions. A caption near the bottom of the image identifies a cluster of tall buildings in the center as "The University Hospitals of Cleveland." Cars are visible on the tree-lined streets. Most of the buildings have an institutional design, but some of the smaller buildings may be residences. Development of University Circle began in the 19th century, when Case Institute of Technology and Western Reserve University chose an area located a few miles east of downtown Cleveland. The area's development continued to grow, as increasing numbers of educational and cultural institutions located there. Founded in 1866, University Hospitals relocated to University Circle in 1931. The Cleveland Clinic, founded in 1921, also is located in the area. Buildings in the Circle include: Cleveland Orchestra's Severance Hall, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Museum of Art, Lakeview Cemetery, and the University/Case Medical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06196
Subjects: University Circle (Cleveland, Ohio); Cleveland (Ohio); University Hospitals of Cleveland (Ohio); Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture--Ohio; Hospitals--Ohio
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bottom of post card reads "Site of McKinley Home." This is postcard of Mercy Hospital in Canton, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F07_008_001
Subjects: Hospitals--Ohio; Canton (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Postcards--Ohio--Canton; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Ohio Valley Hospital in Steubenville, Ohio was begun in 1912 with the help of Mr. Dohrman J. Sinclair and a team of people, who started a campaign to raise $100,000 for a municipal hospital. The need for a public hospital in Steubenville was great, and once the money had been raised, it was decided that the former Lacy Hotel would suffice until a proper building could be built. Patients were admitted and treatments began immediately, while also starting the “Training School for Women Nurses”, a 3 year program for women between the ages of 21 and 33. While the hospital itself was thriving, plans for the permanent building were facing difficulties. The first of these problems was in finding an acceptable site, of which there was no shortage to choose from. April 17, 1913, trustees purchased 11 acres of land from Sarah Wells and her sister, for $15,000 and Mr. Sinclair bought an additional 5 acres which were adjacent and donated them to the hospital, in May of 1914. The next problem was in drafting plans for the building. Eventually, Sinclair himself drew a sketch of his idea, and Meyer J. Sturm of Chicago turned this idea into reality. The result was a 4-story administration building with a 3-story wing made of brick, with stone and terracotta trimming, designed in such a way that additional wings could be added easily in the future. Work began in 1914 with Floto Brothers completing the foundation and Guy Johnston handling the rest of construction. Due to money shortages and accidents and other problems, the building was not actually completed and ready to be opened until June 1917. The nursing program was also thriving and in 1943 the school/hospital, now called the Ohio Valley Hospital School of Nursing, was admitted in the United States Cadet Nurse Program. From 1954 to 1969 the School was affiliated with Bethany College for science courses. In 1969, a cooperative relationship was established with Ohio University for the instruction of all non-nursing courses and college credit. From 1974 to1986, the School was in affiliation with the University of Steubenville. The School was affiliated with Jefferson Community College for instruction of all non-nursing courses from 1986 through 2009. Trinity Health System School of Nursing was established in 1996 as a result of an affiliation between Ohio Valley Hospital and St. John Medical Center. Trinity Health System and Trinity Health System School of Nursing are member facilities of the Franciscan Services Corporation, a Catholic organization associated with the Sisters of St. Francis, Sylvania, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_038_001
Subjects: Hospitals--History--Ohio, Public--United States; Nursing schools--United States; Hospitals--Ohio; Ohio Valley Hospital; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: The Ohio Valley Hospital in Steubenville, Ohio was begun in 1912 with the help of Mr. Dohrman J. Sinclair and a team of people, who started a campaign to raise $100,000 for a municipal hospital. The need for a public hospital in Steubenville was great, and once the money had been raised, it was decided that the former Lacy Hotel would suffice until a proper building could be built. Patients were admitted and treatments began immediately, while also starting the “Training School for Women Nurses”, a 3 year program for women between the ages of 21 and 33. While the hospital itself was thriving, plans for the permanent building were facing difficulties. The first of these problems was in finding an acceptable site, of which there was no shortage to choose from. April 17, 1913, trustees purchased 11 acres of land from Sarah Wells and her sister, for $15,000 and Mr. Sinclair bought an additional 5 acres which were adjacent and donated them to the hospital, in May of 1914. The next problem was in drafting plans for the building. Eventually, Sinclair himself drew a sketch of his idea, and Meyer J. Sturm of Chicago turned this idea into reality. The result was a 4-story administration building with a 3-story wing made of brick, with stone and terracotta trimming, designed in such a way that additional wings could be added easily in the future. Work began in 1914 with Floto Brothers completing the foundation and Guy Johnston handling the rest of construction. Due to money shortages and accidents and other problems, the building was not actually completed and ready to be opened until June 1917. The nursing program was also thriving and in 1943 the school/hospital, now called the Ohio Valley Hospital School of Nursing, was admitted in the United States Cadet Nurse Program. From 1954 to 1969 the School was affiliated with Bethany College for science courses. In 1969, a cooperative relationship was established with Ohio University for the instruction of all non-nursing courses and college credit. From 1974 to1986, the School was in affiliation with the University of Steubenville. The School was affiliated with Jefferson Community College for instruction of all non-nursing courses from 1986 through 2009. Trinity Health System School of Nursing was established in 1996 as a result of an affiliation between Ohio Valley Hospital and St. John Medical Center. Trinity Health System and Trinity Health System School of Nursing are member facilities of the Franciscan Services Corporation, a Catholic organization associated with the Sisters of St. Francis, Sylvania, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F06_043_001
Subjects: Hospitals--History--Ohio, Public--United States; Nursing schools--United States; Hospitals--Ohio; Ohio Valley Hospital; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Steubenville (Ohio); Jefferson County (Ohio)
 

Description: The caption reads : "This picture if the T. B. Sanitarium located 2 miles south of New Phila. Ohio - on Route 250". Sanitariums were used as long-term treatment facilities for ill patients, particularly those with tuberculosis (sometimes abbreviated T.B.) before antibiotics were made available. The renovated building is currently being used as the Tuscarawas Attention Center, serving girls and boys through a court order or from law enforcement officers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F03_016_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Mental health services--Ohio; Tuberculosis; Hospitals--History--Ohio
Places: New Philadelphia (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: “This picture is the T. B. Sanitarium located 2 miles South of New Phila. Ohio on Route 250.” Sanitariums were used as long-term treatment facilities for ill patients, particularly those with tuberculosis (sometimes abbreviated T.B.) before antibiotics were made available. The renovated building is currently being used as the Tuscarawas Attention Center, serving girls and boys through a court order or from law enforcement officers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B14F03_019_001
Subjects: Tuscarawas County (Ohio); Mental health services--Ohio; Tuberculosis; Hospitals--History--Ohio
Places: New Philadelphia (Ohio); Tuscarawas County (Ohio)
 

Description: Black and white oversize photograph of the Columbus State Hospital for the Insane, located on West Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1877. Situated in a large wooded area, the hospital campus consisted of a central facility with many interconnected wings and several outbuildings. The Columbus State Hospital, a facility for the care and treatment of mentally ill people, admitted its first patient in 1877. This facility replaced the Ohio Lunatic Asylum, which the Ohio General Assembly established in 1835. Built with a capacity for 150 patients, the Ohio Lunatic Asylum soon became overcrowded, and part of the hospital was destroyed by fire in November 1868. In April 1869 the legislature laid plans for a new structure to accommodate 500 patients. This new hospital, built on the "Kirkbride Plan," was under construction from 1870 to 1877, and represented the largest single public capital investment by the State of Ohio up to that time, with the exception of the Statehouse. The main building contained over 800 rooms and was said to be the largest building under one roof until the Pentagon was constructed in Washington, D.C. In 1996, after years of neglect, the Administration Building was demolished. Over the decades, these two facilities operated under various names including the Ohio Lunatic Asylum, Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum, Central Ohio Hospital for the Insane, Columbus Hospital for the Insane, and Columbus State Hospital. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS2872
Subjects: Columbus State Hospital (Ohio); Mental illness--Treatment--Ohio; Architecture--Ohio; Psychiatric hospitals--Ohio;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph book titled, "Picturesque Athens Asylum: Views In and About Athens Asylum for the Insane." In April 1867, the Athens State Hospital was created by an act of the Ohio General Assembly, which appointed three trustees to purchase land and erect a building for the care and treatment of at least 40 patients. Serving the surrounding counties, the Athens hospital supplemented the three existing asylums for the insane at Columbus, Newburgh (Cleveland) and Dayton. Designed by Cleveland architect Levi Scofield and opened in 1874, the hospital was located about one mile west of the city of Athens. The institution has had several name changes: Athens Lunatic Asylum (January- April 1874), South Eastern Ohio Hospital for the Insane (1874-1876), Athens Hospital for the Insane (1876-1878), Athens Asylum for the Insane (1878-1894), Athens State Hospital, Southeastern Ohio Mental Health Center, Athens Mental Health and Developmental Center, and Athens Mental Health Center. Originally, the hospital's grounds consisted of a park-like setting, creating a calming environment which doctors hoped would assist patients in recovering their mental health. Patients worked in the gardens, the greenhouse, the orchards, or the dairy, helped to tend livestock, or found employment in the asylum's carriage shop. The asylum also boasted a physical plant that heated the various buildings with steam heat. Many of the patients were never released from the hospital. Most of these people were buried in the asylum's cemetery. The asylum closed as a mental hospital in 1993. Ohio University eventually purchased the grounds, renaming the site "The Ridges" and renovating buildings for classroom and administrative use, including the Kennedy Museum of Art. The hospital is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Page1
Subjects: Mental illness--Treatment--Ohio; Asylums--Ohio; Psychiatric hospitals--Ohio; National Register of Historic Places; Architecture--Ohio;
Places: Athens (Ohio); Athens County (Ohio)
 

Description: Souvenir booklet put out by the Columbus State Hospital, located on West Broad Street in Columbus, Ohio, ca. 1900. The volume includes a history of the hospital as well as details on its current staff, patients and facilities, along with photographic illustrations of the hospital grounds, staff and trustees, and more. The Columbus State Hospital, a facility for the care and treatment of mentally ill people, admitted its first patient in 1877. This facility replaced the Ohio Lunatic Asylum, which the Ohio General Assembly established in 1835. In April 1869. the Ohio legislature laid plans for a new structure to accommodate 500 patients. This new hospital built on the "Kirkbride Plan" was under construction from 1870 to 1877, and represented the largest single public capital investment by the state of Ohio up to that time, with the exception of the Statehouse. Over the decades, these two facilities operated under various names including the Ohio Lunatic Asylum, Central Ohio Lunatic Asylum, Central Ohio Hospital for the Insane, Columbus Hospital for the Insane, and Columbus State Hospital. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Page1
Subjects: Columbus State Hospital (Ohio); Mental illness--Treatment--Ohio; Psychiatric hospitals--Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Print showing the buildings and grounds of Longview State Hospital, located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Longview State Hospital, originally called the Cincinnati Commercial Hospital and Lunatic Asylum, was established by the professors and administrators of the Cincinnati Medical College as a treatment and residence center for the mentally ill. The hospital underwent several name changes over the years. From 1822 to 1851 it was known as the Commercial Hospital and Lunatic Asylum. Beginning in 1859 it was called the Longview Asylum and later the Longview State Hospital. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV61_B1F1_003
Subjects: Longview Hospital (Cincinnati, Ohio); Mental illness--Treatment--Ohio; Psychiatric hospitals--Ohio--Cincinnati; Asylums--Ohio
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing the pool and recreation area at Longview State Hospital, located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Longview State Hospital, originally called the Cincinnati Commercial Hospital and Lunatic Asylum, was established by the professors and administrators of the Cincinnati Medical College as a treatment and residence center for the mentally ill. The hospital underwent several name changes over the years. From 1822 to 1851 it was known as the Commercial Hospital and Lunatic Asylum. Beginning in 1859 it was called the Longview Asylum and later the Longview State Hospital. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV61_B1F2_008
Subjects: Longview Hospital (Cincinnati, Ohio); Mental illness--Treatment--Ohio; Psychiatric hospitals--Ohio--Cincinnati; Asylums--Ohio; Swimming;
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)