River Crest Sanitarium (New York)

River Crest Sanitarium was a New York State licensed mental hospital located in Astoria, Queens. River Crest was founded in 1896 by U.S. Rep. John J. Kindred (1864-1937), a Virginia native who moved to Queens and was elected to the House of Representatives, serving from 1911–13 and 1921-29.[1][2][3]

River Crest Sanitarium
Marketing post card issued by the hospital
Geography
LocationAstoria,_Queens, New York, United States
Organization
Care systemNY State Licensed
FundingNY State
TypeSpecialist
Services
Beds500
SpecialityDisorders of the nervous system
HelipadNo
History
Opened1896
Closed1961
Demolished1962
Links
ListsHospitals in New York

History

The institution went out of business in 1961.

River Crest Brochure Postcard
River Crest (rear image)
River Crest postcard image
River Crest (postcard image)
River Crest (marketing brochure)

Notable patients

References
  1. Walsh, Kevin (22 October 2015). "Ditmars Boulevard Queens -- Businesses & Architecture". Brownstoner.com.
  2. N.Y, River Crest Sanitarium, Astoria. "River Crest, Astoria, Long Island, New York City: A Private Sanitarium for the Care and Treatment of Mental and Nervous Diseases and Selected Cases of Alcoholic and Drug Habituation ..." – via Google Books.
  3. Marshall, David (24 September 2015). "Forgetting Fathers: Untold Stories from an Orphaned Past". SUNY Press – via Google Books.
  4. "Edward Francis "Ed" Gallagher". Findagrave.com. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. "14 Aug 1900, Page 10 - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle at Newspapers.com". Brooklyn Public Library. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  6. "ESCAPED FROM SANITARIUM.; No Trace of Thomas Callan, Who Disappeared a Week Ago". Nytimes.com. 29 October 1900. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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