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The '''Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane''' is a building complex in ], near ]. It was listed on the ] in 1975. The '''Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane''' is a former state hospital in ], near ]. It was listed on the ] in 1975.

The property once included farmland that was farmed by the residents. Some of that property is now included in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilovethefingerlakes.com/recreation/stateparks-bonavista.htm|title=Bonavista State Park Golf Course|accessdate=2009-11-02}}</ref>

In 1995, some 400 suitcases that were once brought in by the patients were discovered in the asylum attic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2338714/The-chilling-pictures-suitcases-left-New-York-insane-asylum-patients-locked-away-rest-lives.html|title=The chilling pictures of suitcases left in a New York insane asylum by patients who were locked away for the rest of their lives|accessdate=2015-03-10}}</ref>


The Willard drug treatment center was opened in 1995 on the campus of the former Willard Psychiatric State Hospital, a facility for mental patients. The Willard drug treatment center was opened in 1995 on the campus of the former Willard Psychiatric State Hospital, a facility for mental patients.


In 1995, some 400 suitcases that were once brought in by the patients were discovered in an asylum attic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2338714/The-chilling-pictures-suitcases-left-New-York-insane-asylum-patients-locked-away-rest-lives.html|title=The chilling pictures of suitcases left in a New York insane asylum by patients who were locked away for the rest of their lives|accessdate=2015-03-10}}</ref>
The site of Willard Psychiatric State Hospital was going to be the start of Cornell University but the Civil War started which later ended up preventing the college from ever opening in Ovid, New York.


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==External links== ==External links==
* * at Abandoned
* * at Asylum Projects
* at NYSAsylum


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United States historic place
Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane is located in New YorkWillard Asylum for the Chronic InsaneShow map of New YorkWillard Asylum for the Chronic Insane is located in the United StatesWillard Asylum for the Chronic InsaneShow map of the United States
LocationWillard, New York
Coordinates42°40′45″N 76°52′46″W / 42.67917°N 76.87944°W / 42.67917; -76.87944
Built1869
ArchitectUnknown
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.75001229
Added to NRHPMarch 7, 1975

The Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane is a former state hospital in Willard, New York, near Seneca Lake. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

The Willard drug treatment center was opened in 1995 on the campus of the former Willard Psychiatric State Hospital, a facility for mental patients.

In 1995, some 400 suitcases that were once brought in by the patients were discovered in an asylum attic.

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "The chilling pictures of suitcases left in a New York insane asylum by patients who were locked away for the rest of their lives". Retrieved 2015-03-10.

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