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|Body= The site for the Eastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane, now known as Richmond State Hospital, of approximately 307 acres, was purchased in 1878. Construction started in 1884 and was completed in 1890. While the Indiana legislature had authorized the establishment of a "hospital for the insane" as early as 1827, the doors of the Indiana Hospital for the Insane (later re-named Central State Hospital) did not open until 1848.
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|Body= The Boston State Hospital opened in 1839 in South Boston, then known as Boston Lunatic Asylum. In 1884 84 patients were transferred to Austin Farm in Roxbury, which was organized under the name "Retreat for the Insane". In 1893 it was made part of the hospital & in 1895 new buildings were constructed on Pierce farm. By 1897 the name had been changed to Boston Insane Hospital.
  
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At Richmond, between 1887 and 1890, three of the completed buildings were occupied by "The School for Feeble Minded Youth." In 1890, these patients were transferred to what is now known as the Fort Wayne Developmental Center. The buildings were refurbished and the hospital formally opened on July 29, 1890, with the first patient admitted on August 4, 1890.
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In May 1895, Boston's Industrial Aid Society devised a plan whereby the poor would raise vegetables on vacant City land. Families in the Mattapan and Dorchester community began growing their produce on the old planting fields of the Hospital along American Legion Highway in 1968. At that time, the use of abandoned public land or vacant lots for community gardens was quite novel, but in actuality, it was simply repeating history...The growing recession in the 1970s made community gardening at Boston State Hospital not only a social and recreational activity, but an economic one, helping people supplement family food budgets" (Heath, R, "The Great Meadows of Canterbury: Boston State Hospital Urban Wilds," 1993, p11).
  
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The hospital buildings were constructed on the cottage plan in order to prevent any "disastrous conflagration," and provide for immediate evacuation of a small number of persons in case of fire. There are many interesting architectural details in the older buildings, including exterior cupolas, interior detailing such as intricate railings and stained glass.
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In 1996, with the unanimous approval of the Community Advisory Committee for the Boston State Hospital planning process, the Massachusetts Audubon Society bought the Boston State Hospital land from the City at a price of $10 per acre. Mass Audubon then established a community adversary board of 30 people, more than half of whom came from surrounding communities (The Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 1996). [[Boston State Hospital|Click here for more...]]
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Although the general layout followed the cottage plan, the main administration building with adjacent buildings extending like wings is very similar to the Kirkbride plan which was the model for many asylums constructed during this era. The Hospital has had a number of names through the years, including East Indiana Asylum for the Insane, East Indiana Hospital for the Insane and finally Richmond State Hospital. Although it was never an official name, it was long referred to as "East Haven."  [[Richmond State Hospital|Click here for more...]]
 
 
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Featured Article Of The Week

Boston State Hospital


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The Boston State Hospital opened in 1839 in South Boston, then known as Boston Lunatic Asylum. In 1884 84 patients were transferred to Austin Farm in Roxbury, which was organized under the name "Retreat for the Insane". In 1893 it was made part of the hospital & in 1895 new buildings were constructed on Pierce farm. By 1897 the name had been changed to Boston Insane Hospital.

In May 1895, Boston's Industrial Aid Society devised a plan whereby the poor would raise vegetables on vacant City land. Families in the Mattapan and Dorchester community began growing their produce on the old planting fields of the Hospital along American Legion Highway in 1968. At that time, the use of abandoned public land or vacant lots for community gardens was quite novel, but in actuality, it was simply repeating history...The growing recession in the 1970s made community gardening at Boston State Hospital not only a social and recreational activity, but an economic one, helping people supplement family food budgets" (Heath, R, "The Great Meadows of Canterbury: Boston State Hospital Urban Wilds," 1993, p11).

In 1996, with the unanimous approval of the Community Advisory Committee for the Boston State Hospital planning process, the Massachusetts Audubon Society bought the Boston State Hospital land from the City at a price of $10 per acre. Mass Audubon then established a community adversary board of 30 people, more than half of whom came from surrounding communities (The Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary, 1996). Click here for more...

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