Sykesville in Carroll County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Gate House

Historic Portal to Springfield State Hospital

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 19, 2019

1. The Gate House Marker

Inscription. Iron gates once marked the entrance to Springfield State Hospital, about one-half mile in front of you. The hospital, which opened in 1896, was one of the largest mental health facilities on the East Coast. For decades, medical staff, hospital employees, and patients passed through this portal into what might have seemed a separate world.

Treatment continues today on a smaller scale at Springfield Hospital Center. A number of the grand old buildings stand silent and vacant, but there are plans to bring some of them back to life! To learn more, visit the Gate House Museum, or proceed further down the path for a closer look.

Erected by Town of Sykesville, Maryland.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1896.

Location. 39° 22.433′ N, 76° 58.03′ W. Marker is in Sykesville, Maryland, in Carroll County. It is on Cooper Drive north of Warfield Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7273 Cooper Drive, Sykesville MD 21784, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Millard Cooper (a few steps from this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Springfield Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Strawbridge Home for Boys (approx. half a mile away); The Town House (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); a different marker also named Sykesville (approx. 0.7 miles away); Baldwin's Station (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sykesville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Sykesville (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 19, 2019

2. The Gate House Marker

The Gate House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), May 19, 2019

3. The Gate House

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 19, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 993 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 19, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.