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The Cincinnati Sanitarium was located in the College Hill neighborhood. Three doctors established the Sanitarium because they saw a need for a private care psychatric facility. Patients were treated for mental illness as well as alcohol and opium addictions. The 32-acre property was purchased from the Ohio Female College in 1873 and was used as the Sanitarium until 1956 when it became the Emerson A. North Hospital. Today the property is home to the Cincinnati Children's College Hill Campus, a hospital that treats mental illness for children and adolescents.
The Cincinnati Sanitarium was located in the College Hill neighborhood. Three doctors established the Sanitarium because they saw a need for a private care psychatric facility. Patients were treated for mental illness as well as alcohol and opium addictions. The 32-acre property was purchased from the Ohio Female College in 1873 and was used as the Sanitarium until 1956 when it became the Emerson A. North Hospital. It was renamed Dunham Hospital in 1945 after Dr. Henry Kennon Dunham. Today the property is home to the Cincinnati Children's College Hill Campus, a hospital that treats mental illness for children and adolescents.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 06:25, 18 December 2013

Cincinnati Sanitarium
Established 1873
Opened 1873
Closed 1956
Current Status Demolished
Building Style Single Building
Location Cincinnati, OH
Alternate Names



History

The Cincinnati Sanitarium was located in the College Hill neighborhood. Three doctors established the Sanitarium because they saw a need for a private care psychatric facility. Patients were treated for mental illness as well as alcohol and opium addictions. The 32-acre property was purchased from the Ohio Female College in 1873 and was used as the Sanitarium until 1956 when it became the Emerson A. North Hospital. Today the property is home to the Cincinnati Children's College Hill Campus, a hospital that treats mental illness for children and adolescents.

Images