Brattleboro Retreat
The Brattleboro Retreat is a private not-for-profit mental health hospital that provides comprehensive inpatient, partial hospitalization, and outpatient treatment services for children, adolescents, and adults.
Brattleboro Retreat | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
entrance to the main building (2012) | |
| Location | Linden Street and Upper Dummerston Road Brattleboro, Vermont, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 42°51′31″N 72°33′44″W |
| Area | 620 acres (250 ha) |
| Built | 1834 |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003478 |
| Added to NRHP | April 12, 1984 |
Located just north of downtown Brattleboro, Vermont, United States, the Retreat is situated on approximately 300 acres of land along the Retreat Meadows inlet of the West River. Founded in 1834, the retreat was "the first facility for the care of the mentally ill in Vermont, and one of the first ten private psychiatric hospitals in the United States". It is considered a pioneer in the field of mental health care in the United States.
The retreat is a member of the Ivy League Hospitals. More than 600 acres of the campus, including most of its buildings, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.