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Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Harrisburg State Hospital Administration Building, May 2007
Harrisburg State Hospital is located in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg State Hospital
Harrisburg State Hospital is located in the United States
Harrisburg State Hospital
LocationCameron St., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°16′59″N 76°52′24″W / 40.28306°N 76.87333°W / 40.28306; -76.87333
Area183 acres (74 ha)
Built1851, 1935
ArchitectJohn Haviland, John A. Dempwolf and Addison Hutton
Architectural styleClassical Revival[2]
NRHP reference No.86000057 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 8, 1986
Designated PHMCOctober 7, 1987[3]

Harrisburg State Hospital, formerly known from 1851 to 1937 as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Its campus is located on Cameron and Maclay Streets, and operated as a mental hospital until 2006.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2011. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital" (PDF). Retrieved November 16, 2011.
  3. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.

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