Gowanda State Hospital
| Gowanda State Hospital | |
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| Erie County, State of New York | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Gowanda, New York, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°29′18″N 78°56′13″W / 42.48833°N 78.93694°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Specialty | Psychiatric hospital |
| History | |
| Former name(s) | Homeopathic State Hospital, Gowanda Psychiatric Center |
| Opened | 1894 |
| Closed | 2021 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in New York State |
Gowanda State Hospital was a hospital located in Gowanda, New York. Its building is now part of Gowanda Correctional Facility.
History[edit]
In 1894, the Erie County Legislature passed an Act that gave rise to the Homeopathic State Hospital, later known as the Gowanda Psychiatric Center, in Gowanda and Collins, New York.[1] Land purchased for the State Hospital by Erie County included 500 acres and was known as the Taylor Tract.[1] When the State Care Act was effected in 1894, the land was transferred to the State of New York, which then conveyed it to the State Hospital.[1] The hospital was located Taylor Hollow Road, which was named for the farmer who used to own the land.[1][2]
In 1982, 40% of the original 500 acres of the Gowanda Psychiatric Center was utilized for the Collins Correctional Facility.[3][4] The Gowanda Correctional Facility was built using the remaining acreage and opened its doors in 1994.[3][4] The two prisons are separated by a fence, and they are administered independently.[3][4] Gowanda Correctional Facility houses more than 2,300 inmates,[3][4] and is the second-largest prison in New York State.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Historical sketch of the Village of Gowanda, N.Y. in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of its incorporation, August 8, 1898, Buffalo, NY: The Matthews-Northrup Company, Leonard, I.R., Reprinted 1998, Salem, MA: Higginson Book Company
- ^ "Gowanda State Hospital". Asylum Projects. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Hosting innovative programming: Gowanda". Webcitation.org from the original at Geocities, November 1999. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Gowanda Correctional Facility." PrisonTalk.com. October 9, 2004. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
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