Warren State Hospital is a public psychiatric hospital established in 1880 in North Warren, Conewango Township near Warren, Pennsylvania. 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]

Warren State Hospital
Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
Hospital pictured in 1886
Map
Geography
LocationNorth Warren, Conewango Township, Pennsylvania, United States
Coordinates41°52′45″N 79°08′45″W / 41.8792°N 79.1458°W / 41.8792; -79.1458
Organization
Care systemPublic
Services
History
Opened1880
Links
WebsiteWarren State Hospital
ListsHospitals in Pennsylvania

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.

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References edit

  1. ^ "Warren State Hospital". Kirkbride Buildings. January 14, 2008. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "Warren State Hospital". Department of Human Services: Pennsylvania. Retrieved May 10, 2017.

Further reading edit

  • Yanni, Carla (2007). The Architecture of Madness: Insane Asylums in the United States. Minnesota University Press. ISBN 978-0-8166-4940-2.