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| construction_began = 1904 | | construction_began = 1904 | ||
| construction_ended = | | construction_ended = | ||
− | | opened = | + | | opened = |
− | | closed = | + | | closed = |
| demolished = 2015 | | demolished = 2015 | ||
| current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]] | | current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]] | ||
| building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions|Cottage Plan]] | | building_style = [[Cottage Planned Institutions|Cottage Plan]] | ||
− | | architect(s) = | + | | architect(s) = |
| location = Preston, CT | | location = Preston, CT | ||
− | | architecture_style = | + | | architecture_style = |
| peak_patient_population = 3,186 in 1955 | | peak_patient_population = 3,186 in 1955 | ||
| alternate_names =<br> | | alternate_names =<br> | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
− | The Norwich State Hospital opened its doors in 1904 to the insane with ninety-five patients in one building on over 100 acres. | + | Experts in the psychological field would never have predicted we would medicate people rather than have them in controlled environments. The Norwich State Hospital opened its doors in 1904 to the insane with ninety-five patients in one building on over 100 acres. |
One of the hospital’s first superintendents believed that mechanical restraint of patients was preferable to medication and believed in hydrotherapy as a treatment measure. The Board of the hospital quickly realized the population was exceeding what was safe. In 1905, two patient buildings were built with a third opening 1907. | One of the hospital’s first superintendents believed that mechanical restraint of patients was preferable to medication and believed in hydrotherapy as a treatment measure. The Board of the hospital quickly realized the population was exceeding what was safe. In 1905, two patient buildings were built with a third opening 1907. |