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| name = Fond du Lac County Asylum
 
| name = Fond du Lac County Asylum
| image = Fon du Lac.jpg
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| image = wiscfondulac.png
 
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| established = 1886
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| established = 1856
 
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| opened = 1886
 
| closed =  
 
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| demolished = 1972
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| current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]]
 
| building_style = [[Single Building Institutions|Single Building]]
 
| building_style = [[Single Building Institutions|Single Building]]
| architect(s) =
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| architect(s) = George Burke
 
| location = Fond du Lac, WI
 
| location = Fond du Lac, WI
 
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*Fond du Lac County Hospital & Home
 
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Replacing facilities at the county poorhouse, the county asylum had a 120 patient capacity with 108 patients in residence in 1892.  By 1921 capacity was estimated at 225.
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==History==
 
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Replacing facilities at the county poorhouse, the county asylum had a 120 patient capacity with 108 patients in residence in 1892.  By 1921 capacity was estimated at 225. In 1972 the present facility was opened replacing the original hospital.
  
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==Images==
 
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File:Fon du Lac.jpg
 
File:Fon du Lac.jpg
 
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File:WIfondulac.png
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File:WIfondulac1902.jpg
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File:WIfondulac1951.jpg
 
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Latest revision as of 22:16, 25 April 2020

Fond du Lac County Asylum
Established 1856
Opened 1886
Demolished 1972
Current Status Demolished
Building Style Single Building
Architect(s) George Burke
Location Fond du Lac, WI
Alternate Names
  • Fond du Lac County Hospital & Home



History[edit]

Replacing facilities at the county poorhouse, the county asylum had a 120 patient capacity with 108 patients in residence in 1892. By 1921 capacity was estimated at 225. In 1972 the present facility was opened replacing the original hospital.

Images[edit]