Photo: Hall, W. L. -- Photographer · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons
Asylum · Ovid, New York, United States
Willard Asylum for the Chronically InsaneSuspected
- Dated
- Authorized 1865; opened 1869
- Declared purpose
- State asylum for chronic cases
- Today
- Survives, campus reused
- Build time
- About 4 years from authorization to opening
- Region
- United States
- On the list as
- Suspected
Why it's on the list
About 400 patients' suitcases were found sealed in an attic in 1995.
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
A lakeside asylum where about 400 patients' suitcases were found in an attic in 1995.
Why researchers flag it
About 400 patients' suitcases were found sealed in an attic in 1995.
The suitcases
Some 400 suitcases left by patients were found in 1995, and later exhibited.
Low-cost custodial care
The record says it offered cheap long-term care. Researchers ask who was being sent there.
Questions worth asking
- Who were the patients, and where did they come from?
Possible original uses
- Hospital or sanatorium
What the photos show
Willard Asylum, Ovid, N.Y. Main building and general entrance for visitors, by W. L. HallCreated: ca. 1875. Cover · Public domain
Willard Asylum, Ovid, N.Y. Main building and general entrance for visitors (NYPL b11708217-G91F092 019F)1875 · Public domain
WILLARD ASYLUM FOR THE CHRONIC INSANE, SENECA COUNTY2008-01-13 16:05:10 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
