Harrisburg State Hospital
Harrisburg State Hospital, formerly known from 1851 to 1937 as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Its campus is located on Cameron and Maclay Streets, and operated as a mental hospital until 2006.
Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Pennsylvania state historical marker | |
Harrisburg State Hospital Administration Building, May 2007 | |
| Location | Cameron St., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°16′59″N 76°52′24″W |
| Area | 183 acres (74 ha) |
| Built | 1851, 1935 |
| Architect | John Haviland, John A. Dempwolf and Addison Hutton |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000057 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 1986 |
| Designated PHMC | October 7, 1987 |
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