Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane

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.^[2]

Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Willard, New York
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

In 1865 the Legislature authorized the establishment of The Willard Asylum for the Insane.^[3][4] Opened in 1869, the asylum offered low-cost custodial care.^[5] 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.^[6][7]