Warren State Hospital

Warren State Hospital is a public psychiatric hospital established in 1880 in North Warren, Conewango Township near Warren, Pennsylvania. The original hospital was designed by John McArthur Jr. and constructed under the Kirkbride Plan.^[1] Its population peaked at 2,562 residents in 1947. As of 2024, the hospital is still active.^[2]

Warren State Hospital
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Hospital pictured in 1886
Geography
Location	North Warren, Conewango Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates	41.8792°N 79.1458°W / 41.8792; -79.1458
Organization
Care system	Public
Services
History
Opened	1880
Links
Website	Warren State Hospital
Lists	Hospitals in Pennsylvania

Residents included Nictzin Dyalhis’s first wife and Joe Root. Known staff included Penny Colman’s father and Philipp Schwartz as well as Dr. Hanus Jiri Grosz, a Czech-born psychiatrist who went on to pioneer the use of group therapy in the U.S.

See also

• Jamestown Community College
• List of hospitals in Pennsylvania

References

1. "Warren State Hospital". Kirkbride Buildings. January 14, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
2. "Warren State Hospital". Department of Human Services: Pennsylvania. Retrieved May 10, 2017.

Further reading

• Yanni, Carla (2007). The Architecture of Madness: Insane Asylums in the United States. Minnesota University Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-4940-2.