Warren State Hospital is a public psychiatric hospital in Conewango Township near Warren, Pennsylvania, established in 1880. The original hospital was designed by John McArthur Jr. and constructed under the Kirkbride Plan.[1] Its population peaked at 2,562 residents in 1947. As of 2024, the hospital is still active.[2]
Residents included Nictzin Dyalhis’s first wife and Joe Root. Known staff included Penny Colman’s father and Philipp Schwartz as well as Dr. Hanus Jiri Grosz, a Czech-born psychiatrist who went on to pioneer the use of group therapy in the U.S.
See also
References
- ^ "Warren State Hospital". Kirkbride Buildings. January 14, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ "Warren State Hospital". Department of Human Services: Pennsylvania. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
Further reading
- Yanni, Carla (2007). The Architecture of Madness: Insane Asylums in the United States. Minnesota University Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-4940-2.
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