Hamilton Insane Asylum
Hamilton Insane Asylum was a psychiatric hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. The asylum was opened in 1876 and moved some patients from the Toronto Asylum.[1]
Structures
[edit]Century Manor is a historic structure built in 1884 and the only remaining element of the asylum. The Victoria Gothic building on 500 acres property that remained in use until the 1980s.[1] The other buildings were Orchard House and the Barton Building[2]
Originally called East House, it served various roles:[3]
- Home to treatment program for alcoholics
- Forensic psychiatry program
- School and treatment program for adolescents[4]
It was briefly a museum, but it closed in 1995 and has since become vacant.[5] All the other buildings relating to the asylum have been demolished and remains under provincial ownership.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Century Manor History". Chch.
- ^ "Century Manor Asylm Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital". Talking Walls Photography.
- ^ "No, you can't come inside century manor". CBC Canada.
- ^ Mental health treatment
- ^ "Manor". Hamilton Paranormal.