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''Michigan Historical Review'', Volume 61, No. 3 (Fall 1977) | ''Michigan Historical Review'', Volume 61, No. 3 (Fall 1977) | ||
Revision as of 06:13, 7 September 2011
| Coldwater State Home | |
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| Opened | 1874 |
| Closed | 1992 |
| Current Status | Closed |
| Building Style | Cottage Plan |
| Location | Coldwater, MI |
| Alternate Names | Coldwater Regional Mental Health Center State Public School for Orphaned Children |
History
The Coldwater Regional Mental Health Center opened in 1874 as the State Public School for Orphaned Children. In 1935 the state established the Michigan Children's Institute in Ann Arbor and it took over the wards and records from the Coldwater facility, which became the Michigan Children's Village, accepting mildly impaired residents. In 1939 it was renamed the Coldwater State Home and Training School and began to accept residents of all ages and levels of developmental impairment. Its name changed to the Coldwater Regional Center for Developmental Disabilities in 1978. In 1985 the center began to convert to a psychiatric hospital, and in 1986 its name changed to the Coldwater Regional Mental Health Center. It closed in June 1992.
Books
Waiting for Home: The Richard Prangley Story : A True Story of Strength and Survival, by John Schneider
Michigan Historical Review, Volume 61, No. 3 (Fall 1977)
