Nevada State Hospital Explained

Nevada State Hospital was a public psychiatric hospital in Nevada, Missouri, constructed in 1887. The hospital was built in the design of the Kirkbride Plan.^[1]

History

Provisions for the hospital were approved by the state of Missouri in 1885, and the hospital was constructed in 1887.^[1] The hospital officially closed in 1991, and was demolished in 1999.^[1]

Notable patients

• David W. Stark, member of the Missouri State Legislature

References

Works cited

• Book: The Institutional Care of the Insane in the United States and Canada. Google Books. 2. 434. Johns Hopkins Press. 1916. Hurd. Henry Mills. 9780405052101.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nevada State Hospital. Kirkbride Buildings. May 10, 2017.