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Asylum · Utica, New York, United States
Utica Psychiatric CenterSuspected
- Dated
- Opened 1843
- Declared purpose
- New York State Lunatic Asylum
- Today
- Survives, vacant
- Build time
- Opened 1843
- Region
- United States
- On the list as
- Suspected
Why it's on the list
A Greek Revival asylum fronted by six giant Doric columns: a temple form on a hospital.
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
The first New York state asylum, with a Greek temple front of six giant columns. It is known as 'Old Main'.
Why researchers flag it
A Greek Revival asylum fronted by six giant Doric columns: a temple form on a hospital.
A temple for patients
Six huge Doric columns on a hospital.
Empty
It has been mostly empty for years.
Questions worth asking
- Why a temple front on an asylum?
Possible original uses
- Hospital
What the photos show
Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
