St. Peter State Hospital
St. Peter State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in St. Peter, Minnesota, established in 1866 under the Kirkbride Plan.[1][2] The original building is mostly demolished[3] though the hospital is still active.
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 St. Peter State Hospital, 1874 lithograph | |
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| Location | St. Peter, Minnesota, United States |
| Coordinates | 44°18′17″N 93°58′36″W |
| History | |
| Opened | 1866 St. Peter State Hospital; 1957, Minnesota Security Hospital |
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| Lists | Hospitals in Minnesota |
History
The hospital was constructed in 1866 in the Kirkbride design.[4] A fire destroyed the men's ward of the hospital on November 15, 1880.[5] Dr. C.K. Bartlett was the superintendent of the hospital in its early years before resigning in 1894.[5]
After the attempted assassination of Bishop Patrick Heffron of the Diocese of Winona, Reverend Louis M. Lescher was committed to this hospital until his death in 1943.[6]
References
- Hurd 1916, p. 848.
- "Letter from Thomas Kirkbride to the Leading Physician at St. Peter State Hospital". Incarceration in the Archive. University of Minnesota. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- "Saint Peter State Hospital: Still Standing". Kirkbride Buildings. September 3, 2008. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- Hurd 1916, pp. 848–851.
- Hurd 1916, p. 849.
- "One hundred years ago today: Bishop Heffron shot during morning Mass".
Works cited
- Hurd, Henry Mills, ed. (1916). "The Institutional Care of the Insane in the United States and Canada". 2. Johns Hopkins Press: 434 – via Google Books. Cite journal requires
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External links
- St. Peter State Hospital history at University of Minnesota
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