Buildings designed to lodge and care for the sick, injured, aged, infirm, disabled or mentally disordered. Medieval hospitals housing the poor, lepers, aged and infirm are included, even if medical care was minimal.
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- The Old Operating Theatre Museum Britain's oldest surviving operating theatre. Provides history of the museum, details of its facilities, a virtual tour and mailing list.
- LIRR State Hospital Spurs Information on Long Island, New York state hospitals and how they were served by the Long Island Railroad.
- Poorhouse Story Extensive site concerning the history of poorhouses.
- Kew Asylum Museum The Australian Science Academy Project explains its creation of a museum to document the history of this 19th-century former asylum in Victoria. Includes an illustrated history by Daniel Cass.
- History of the South Carolina Department of Mental Health Illustrated history of South Carolina State Hospital and the State Department of Mental Health.
- Fairfield Hills State Hospital Gallery of photographs of this former Connecticut mental hospital.
- Binghamton State Hospital Donna Thomas reports on the preservation prospects of this former mental hospital building in New York, designed by Isaac Perry.
- Public Hospital in Colonial Williamsburg Article about this early mental hospital in Virginia
- Pennsylvania State Hospital for the Criminally Insane Brief architectural specification page concerning mental institution in Farview, Wayne County, Pennsylvania.
- Edgewood State Hospital Railroad-oriented page features some building photos of this Long Island, New York mental hospital which has long since been closed.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: History: Virtual Tour Illustrated virtual tour of hospital originally designed by architect Samuel Rhoads.
- The History of Rotherham's Hospitals Illustrated history of four United Kingdom hospitals.
- Public Hospital Official page for the museum in the reconstructed Public Hospital at Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia; first opened in 1773.
- Hospitals of Hamilton, Ontario Pre-World War I postcard images of medical hospital, asylum, and sanatorium postcards in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
- Norwich State Hospital Gallery of modern photos.
- Hospital Architecture In Montreal Mcgill University provides a searchable database of images, a case study of the Royal Victoria Hospital, and a bibliography.
- Owosso Sanitarium Illustrated article about sanitarium at Gute Hill in Owosso, Michigan
- The History of Oak Grove Hospital Vintage account at a genealogy site of the early history of the Oak Grove mental hospital in Flint, Michigan.
- New York State Inebriate Asylum Founded 1858 and designed by architect Isaac Perry. Now known as Binghamton State Hospital. Contains recent and vintage photos, historical info, rare documents, links, and forum.
- Normansfield Hospital (UK) Photo gallery of Normansfield Hospital, founded by John Langdon Down in 1868 for people with learning disabilities.
- Fairfield State Hospital Online history of Fairfield State Hospital in CT with photos.
- Former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital Project Web site dedicated to the history of the former Lakeshore Psychiatric Hospital in Toronto, Ontario. Contains patient files, and photo galleries.
- Illinois State Institutions in the Early Days Overview of historic Illinois state institutions for the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, and other populations.
- The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital Shrine A "cyberspace shrine" for the abandoned Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital, Maidenhead, England.
- The Changing Face of Borgess Early history including architectural information of Borgess Hospital, founded in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1889.
- Pilgrim State Hospital Photographs of the abandoned buildings at Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center in Brentwood, New York.
- St. Joseph's Sanitarium and Bath House Genealogy-related page with image and early history of medical/spa sanitarium in Mt. Clemens near Detroit.
- Historic Asylums of America An attempt to catalog and present America's historic state hospitals (insane asylums) founded in the latter half of the 19th century.
- Hastings Regional Center Rootsweb page with history of Hastings Regional Center in Nebraska.
- Glore Psychiatric Museum. Roadside America Road report and review of the Glore Psychiatric Museum at the former mental hospital site. St. Joseph, Missouri.
- Burleson Sanitarium History Page History of Grand Rapids, Michigan sanitarium devoted to rectal disorders.
- Northville Tunnels History of Northville mental hospital complex in Michigan, with many recent photos.