Allentown in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Allentown State Hospital

Photographed by Laura Klotz, May 3, 2024

1. Allentown State Hospital Marker

Inscription. Opened in 1912, ASH treated mental illness with homeopathy. First superintendent Dr. Henry I. Klopp and Dr. Solomon C. Fuller, one of the first Black psychiatrists in the nation, confirmed Alzheimer's disease as a cause of dementia. ASH was one of the first hospitals to treat children separately within its Children's Institute in 1930. Internationally recognized in 1999 for ending patient seclusion through its Psychiatric Emergency Response Teams.

Erected 2024 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1912.

Location. 40° 37.206′ N, 75° 25.8′ W. Marker is in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in Lehigh County. It is at the intersection of Hanover Avenue and North Quebec Street, on the right when traveling east on Hanover Avenue. The actual hospital was demolished in 2020. The marker stands at the entrance to the former hospital property. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1600 Hanover Ave, Allentown PA 18109, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Lehigh Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the 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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles

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of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Samuel McHose (approx. 1.6 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hotel Sterling (approx. 2 miles away); The Coxe Ward for Obstetrical Cases (approx. 2.1 miles away); Stephen Vincent Benét (approx. 2.1 miles away); Sacred Heart Church World Wars Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Rockne Hall (approx. 2.1 miles away); ACCHS Memorial Garden (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Allentown.

Also see . . .
1. The Allentown State Hospital gets State Historical Marker (Morning Call, May 3, 2024). (Submitted on May 4, 2024.)
2. MarkerQuest - Allentown State Hospital. (Submitted on May 8, 2024, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Postcard depicting ASH administration building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Laura Klotz, May 3, 2024

2. Postcard depicting ASH administration building

Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2024, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 709 times since then and 259 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 3, 2024, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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