Milwaukee County Asylum

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Milwaukee County Asylum
Construction Began 1888
Construction Ended 1889
Opened 1889
Current Status Demolished
Building Style Cottage Plan
Location Wauwatosa/Milwaukee, WI
Alternate Names
  • Asylum for the Chronic Insane of Milwaukee County
  • County Farm for Inebriates and Idiots
  • Milwaukee County Retreat for Weak and Feeble Minded Persons
  • Milwaukee County Asylum for the Chronic Insane



History

  This institution was created in 1888 in order to provide accommodation for the Chronic insane of Milwaukee. This was done to free up space in the Wisconsin State Hospitals as well as the semi-state run Milwaukee Insane Hospital.

Images of Milwaukee County Asylum

  • Milwaukee County Asylum 1892.jpg


Links

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