Description: Hudson River State Hospital For 141 years, Hudson River State Hospital was home to tens of thousands of individuals suffering from mental illness.Famous architects Frederick Clark Withers and Calvert Vaux drafted the main building in 1869. The facility grew from a 208-acre parcel in 1871 with seven patients to 752 acres with five dozen separate buildings containing nearly 6,000 patients in 1954. The main building was constructed on a Kirkbride plan, a treating philosophy centered around an ornate building of equal proportions staffed by employees who integrated dignity and compassion into health care. Famous architects Frederick Clark Withers and Calvert Vaux drafted the main building in 1869. The landscape was penned by Frederick Law Olmsted, perhaps best known for the design of New York City's Central Park.
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Location: Columbia, South Carolina
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467129695
BOOK TITLE: Hudson River State Hospital
Item Length: 9.2in.
Item Height: 0.3in.
Item Width: 6.5in.
Author: Lynn Rightmyer, Joseph Galante, HUDSON RIVER State Hospital Nurses Alumni Association
Publication Name: HUDSON RIVER State Hospital
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Series: Images of America Ser.
Publication Year: 2018
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 128 Pages
