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Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane
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The Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane is a former state hospital in Willard, New York, United States, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Location | Willard, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°40′45″N 76°52′46″W |
Built | 1869 |
Architect | George Rowley |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 75001229[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 7, 1975 |
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In 1865 the Legislature authorized the establishment of The Willard Asylum for the Insane.[2][3] The Willard drug treatment center was opened in 1995 on the campus of the former Willard Psychiatric State Hospital, a facility for mental patients.
In 1995, some 400 suitcases that were brought in by the patients were discovered in an asylum attic.[4][5]