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{{infobox institution | {{infobox institution | ||
| name = Independence State Hospital | | name = Independence State Hospital | ||
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| image_size = 250px | | image_size = 250px | ||
| alt = Independence State Hospital | | alt = Independence State Hospital | ||
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| established = | | established = | ||
| construction_began = 1868 | | construction_began = 1868 | ||
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| closed = | | closed = | ||
| demolished = | | demolished = | ||
− | | current_status = [[Active Institution|Active | + | | current_status = [[Active Institution|Active]] |
| building_style = [[Kirkbirde Planned Institutions|Kirkbride Plan]] | | building_style = [[Kirkbirde Planned Institutions|Kirkbride Plan]] | ||
| architect(s) = Stephen Vaughn | | architect(s) = Stephen Vaughn | ||
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| architecture_style = | | architecture_style = | ||
| peak_patient_population = 1,880 in 1946 | | peak_patient_population = 1,880 in 1946 | ||
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*Independence Asylum for the Insane | *Independence Asylum for the Insane | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | + | The Independence state Hospital is a state run mental asylum in Independence, Iowa. There is a labyrinth of underground tunnels which connect every building. Like most asylums of it's time, it has had a gruesome and dark history. Remnants of this are the graveyard, hydrotherapy tubs, and lobotomy equipment. | |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
− | One of 4 Mental Health Institute’s in the State of Iowa. – the others being Mt. Pleasant, Cherokee and Clarinda | + | One of 4 Mental Health Institute’s in the State of Iowa. – the others being Mt. Pleasant, Cherokee and Clarinda. |
The “Mission Statement” of the Mental Health Institute, Independence is “To assure that the mentally ill adult citizens of Northeast Iowa and mentally ill children from Eastern Iowa have the opportunity to attain their maximum level of functioning by having available highest quality of inpatient psychiatric care through the institute.” | The “Mission Statement” of the Mental Health Institute, Independence is “To assure that the mentally ill adult citizens of Northeast Iowa and mentally ill children from Eastern Iowa have the opportunity to attain their maximum level of functioning by having available highest quality of inpatient psychiatric care through the institute.” | ||
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File:Independance.jpg | File:Independance.jpg | ||
File:IndSH.jpg | File:IndSH.jpg | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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[[Category:Kirkbride Buildings]] | [[Category:Kirkbride Buildings]] | ||
[[Category:Active Institution]] | [[Category:Active Institution]] | ||
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