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==Development Plans==
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Plans for the former institution, which once housed mentally-challenged residents, include a conference center and a championship-length, Arnold Palmer Design golf course.
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The Hickernell Springs Resort will feature 125 rooms, most of which will be in the former hospital building, with the remaining rooms in surrounding cottages. Also included is a registration area; ballrooms (located in two of the larger buildings on campus); an indoor pool and health spa; an outdoor pool; and at least two restaurants. About five of the cottages may be earmarked for condominiums and sold to corporations for use by employees.
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The Palmer course will wrap around the complex, which spans 335 acres and involves 52 buildings. The Laurelton Center was closed in 1998 following a 77-year period as a state-run institution. Besides $7 million budgeted for the golf course, another $24 million is needed to renovate the buildings. About $5 million of that amount will be used to remove asbestos hazards. Two other hazardous disposal sites on the property must also be cleaned up. [http://www.cybergolf.com/golf_news/transformation_planned_for_laurelton_center]
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Revision as of 14:33, 8 April 2012

Laurelton State Village
Established 1913
Opened 1920
Closed 1998
Current Status Closed
Building Style Cottage Plan
Alternate Names
  • Laurelton Center
  • Laurelton State Village For Women
  • Laurelton State Village Farms



History

Established in 1913, the Laurelton State Village opened in 1920 in Union County, PA. The facility closed in 1998. In 2006 the property was purchased by Mountain Valley Inc who have expressed interest in turning it into a resort among other things.


Images of Laurelton State Village


Development Plans

Plans for the former institution, which once housed mentally-challenged residents, include a conference center and a championship-length, Arnold Palmer Design golf course.

The Hickernell Springs Resort will feature 125 rooms, most of which will be in the former hospital building, with the remaining rooms in surrounding cottages. Also included is a registration area; ballrooms (located in two of the larger buildings on campus); an indoor pool and health spa; an outdoor pool; and at least two restaurants. About five of the cottages may be earmarked for condominiums and sold to corporations for use by employees.

The Palmer course will wrap around the complex, which spans 335 acres and involves 52 buildings. The Laurelton Center was closed in 1998 following a 77-year period as a state-run institution. Besides $7 million budgeted for the golf course, another $24 million is needed to renovate the buildings. About $5 million of that amount will be used to remove asbestos hazards. Two other hazardous disposal sites on the property must also be cleaned up. [1]


References

information about Laurelton State Village and its history is in this link as well as information about the local area around this facility

http://www.millmonttimes.com/downloads/December%202011%20Millmont%20Times.pdf