Dixmont State Hospital
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Dixmont State Hospital (originally the Department of the Insane in the Western Pennsylvania Hospital of Pittsburgh[3]) was a hospital located northwest of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Built in 1862, Dixmont was once a state-of-the-art institution known for its highly self-sufficient and park-like campus, but a decline in funding for state hospitals and changing philosophies in psychiatric care caused the hospital to be closed in 1984. After more than two decades of abandonment, it was demolished in 2006. The campus spanned a total of 407 acres (165 ha). Reed Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Reed Hall | |
Location | W of Emsworth, Pennsylvania, on Huntington Rd., Kilbuck Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°30′57″N 80°6′44″W |
Built | 1862 |
Architect | Joseph W. Kerr (1815–1888) |
Architectural style | Kirkbride Plan (mental asylum) |
NRHP reference No. | 80003401[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 28, 1980 |
Designated PHLF | 1970[2] |
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