Sunbury Lunatic Asylum
From Asylum Projects
| Sunbury Lunatic Asylum | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Opened | 1879 (mental hospital) |
| Closed | 1992 |
| Current Status | Preserved |
| Building Style | Cottage Plan |
| Location | Sunbury, VIC |
| Alternate Names |
|
History
In 1864 the site had functioned as an Industrial School for Children, in 1879 the children were boarded out, and the site was handed over to the Lunacy Department where it began operating as a Lunatic Asylum. In 1894 a women’s refractory compound was opened to accommodate refractory & difficult women who had been transferred out of the jail system. Today the facility is used by a university.
