Colbyville in Waterbury in Washington County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Vermont State Hospital
Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 26, 2015
1. Vermont State Hospital Marker
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The first patients arrived at the new Vermont State Asylum for the insane in 1891. For the next 120 years, the hospital served thousands of Vermonters challenged by mental and other illnesses, and employed hundreds of area residents. Designed by Rand and Taylor of Boston, the Hospital was linear in form with a central administrative building, connected pavilions and a pair of unusual circular wards at either end.
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Over the years, the Vermont State Hospital complex expanded until the 1960's when advances in the treatment of mental illness caused the patient population to decline. By 1978, state government offices began to occupy vacated space in the complex and in the wake of floods in 2011, the hospital left Waterbury. Today, the original 1890's structure continues to provide office space for Vermont state government.
Erected 2014 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Notable Buildings • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.
Location. 44° 19.983′ N, 72°
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Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Green Mountains. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. Henry Janes (approx. 0.6 miles away); Waterbury Center Methodist Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Bolton Honor Roll (approx. 7.1 miles away); a different marker also named Bolton Honor Roll (approx. 7.1 miles away); Smugglers Notch (approx. 7.4 miles away); Gold Brook Covered Bridge (approx. 8.2 miles away); The Long Trail (approx. 8.6 miles away); Green Mount Soldiers Lot (approx. 9.2 miles away).
Additional keywords. Tropical Storm Irene
Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 26, 2015
2. Vermont State Hospital Marker
Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 26, 2015
3. Wideview of Vermont State Hospital Marker
Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 26, 2015
4. Old Vermont State Hospital
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 756 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 1, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.
