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| opened = 1856 | | opened = 1856 | ||
| closed = 2012 | | closed = 2012 | ||
β | | demolished = | + | | demolished = 2016 |
| current_status = [[Closed Institution|Closed]] | | current_status = [[Closed Institution|Closed]] | ||
| building_style = [[Pre-1854 Plans|Pre-1854 Plan]] | | building_style = [[Pre-1854 Plans|Pre-1854 Plan]] | ||
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In his 1874 hospital report, Superintendent Eugene Grissom wrote: "It was discovered that the insane were not beasts and demons, but men whom disease had left disarmed and wounded in the struggle of life and whom, not often, some good Samaritan might lift up, and pour in oil and wine, and set anew on their journey rejoicing. | In his 1874 hospital report, Superintendent Eugene Grissom wrote: "It was discovered that the insane were not beasts and demons, but men whom disease had left disarmed and wounded in the struggle of life and whom, not often, some good Samaritan might lift up, and pour in oil and wine, and set anew on their journey rejoicing. | ||
β | By 2015 the city council voted to demolish the | + | By 2015 the city council voted to demolish the existing buildings and turn it into a park. |
== Images of Dorothea Dix Hospital == | == Images of Dorothea Dix Hospital == |