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Latest revision as of 00:51, 22 February 2026

Douglas County Asylum for the Chronic Insane
Opened 1909
Closed 1991
Current Status Closed
Building Style Single Building
Location Parkland, WI
Alternate Names
  • Parkland Health Facility
  • Douglas County Mental Health Institution



History

The Douglas County mental health institution located in the town of Parkland that was opened in 1909 and operated under various names until closing in 1991. Throughout the institution's lifetime it served as an asylum, poor house, tuberculosis sanatorium, and home for the elderly, and maintained a farm and garden.

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