Wilbur Home for Feeble Minded
From Asylum Projects
Wilbur Home for Feeble Minded | |
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Opened | 1884 |
Closed | 1950 |
Demolished | 1955 |
Current Status | Demolished |
Building Style | Single Building |
Location | Kalamazoo, MI |
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History[edit]
Dr. Joseph Wilbur acquired the a privately owned home to care for the mentally ill. The Wilbur Home and School for the Feeble – Minded served in this capacity from May 1884 until 1950. In the mid 1950’s, it was used as a fraternity house. It was torn down to make way for the construction of the Western Michigan University Student Center, now the Bernhard Center, and dormitories in 1955.