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| current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]]
 
| building_style = [[Single Building Institutions|Single Building]]
 
| building_style = [[Single Building Institutions|Single Building]]
 
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| location = Dodgeville, WI
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| location = Mineral Point, WI
 
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*Iowa County Home & Asylum
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*Iowa County Hospital & Home
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*Bloomfield Manor
 
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==History==
 
It housed 95 patients in 1892, and was apparently equipped to seclude patients for long periods of time.  It was reported one had been kept in seclusion for ninety days.
 
It housed 95 patients in 1892, and was apparently equipped to seclude patients for long periods of time.  It was reported one had been kept in seclusion for ninety days.
  
 
==Images of the Iowa County Asylum==
 
==Images of the Iowa County Asylum==
 
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[[Category:Wisconsin]]
 
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[[Category:Demolished Institution]]
 
[[Category:Single Building Institutions]]
 
[[Category:Single Building Institutions]]
 
[[Category:County Almshouse]]
 
[[Category:County Almshouse]]

Latest revision as of 00:20, 15 February 2026

Iowa County Asylum
Established 1885
Closed 2022
Current Status Demolished
Building Style Single Building
Location Mineral Point, WI
Alternate Names
  • Iowa County Home & Asylum
  • Iowa County Hospital & Home
  • Bloomfield Manor



History

It housed 95 patients in 1892, and was apparently equipped to seclude patients for long periods of time. It was reported one had been kept in seclusion for ninety days.

Images of the Iowa County Asylum