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{{infobox institution | {{infobox institution | ||
| name = Cherokee State Hospital | | name = Cherokee State Hospital | ||
− | | image = | + | | image = IACherokee01A.jpg |
− | | image_size = | + | | image_size = 275px |
| alt = Cherokee State Hospital | | alt = Cherokee State Hospital | ||
− | | caption = | + | | caption = Historical postcard image of the administration. |
| established = | | established = | ||
| construction_began = 1884 | | construction_began = 1884 | ||
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| peak_patient_population = 1,725 in 1945 | | peak_patient_population = 1,725 in 1945 | ||
| alternate_names =<br> | | alternate_names =<br> | ||
− | *Cherokee State Hospital for the Insane | + | *Cherokee State Hospital for the Insane/Iowa |
*Cherokee Mental Health Center | *Cherokee Mental Health Center | ||
*Cherokee Mental Health Institute | *Cherokee Mental Health Institute | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
− | + | This hospital was the last of the four state mental hospitals to be built in Iowa and the only one where the main building, a connected complex in Kirkbride plan, was fully completed before the hospital was opened to patients. The architects were an Iowa firm, Josselyn and Taylor, and the overall form and massing of component portions of the building suggests a French chateau, while the small-scale decorative motifs are those of the Queen Anne Revival Style. The functional arrangements reflect a moderately conservative approach for the times in the care of mental illness. | |
From the "BOARD OF CONTROL OF STATE INSTITUTIONS, From Iowa Official Register 1909-1910" pages 262-269 | From the "BOARD OF CONTROL OF STATE INSTITUTIONS, From Iowa Official Register 1909-1910" pages 262-269 |