Harrisburg State Hospital
N. Cameron & Maclay Streets
Harrisburg PA United States
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| Status: | | | Construction Dates | | Finished | 1851 | | Floor Count | 4 |
|  | | Building Uses | | - hospital | | Structural Types | | - lowrise |
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Description
Pennsylvania’s first state facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Opened in 1851 as a result of the successful lobbying efforts of 19th Century social reformer, Dorothea Dix. Stately buildings in pastoral setting. Building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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