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Salem County Insane Asylum

September 4, 2017 by

DESCRIPTION: Constructed in 1870, the Salem County Insane Asylum is the only known surviving example of a first-generation county insane asylum in New Jersey. County asylums were constructed in response to the lack of state action to address overcrowding in state-run facilities in the ... » Learn More about Salem County Insane Asylum

Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center

September 4, 2017 by

UPDATES: 1/2018: A redevelopment and adaptive reuse plan was approved by the City of Plainfield Planning Board. "The Developer has agreed to respect the historical character of the existing hospital and integrate key architectural elements into its adaptive reuse of the facility." PNJ has not been ... » Learn More about Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center

Forney House and Clinic

September 4, 2017 by

UPDATES: 4/2010: To protect the Forney House, the John C. Evans Project, the community coalition formed to advocate for the Forney House and Clinic prior to its demolition, filed suit in state court in May 2007, seeking to overturn approvals issued by the local zoning board that had authorized the ... » Learn More about Forney House and Clinic

North Princeton Developmental Center

September 4, 2017 by

UPDATES: 04/05: The State Dept. of Treasury has agreed to sell the 250-acre NPDC property to the Township of Montgomery for $5.95 million. PNJ is excited about this development and hopes that Montgomery Township will continue to proactively advocate for the site, taking prompt action to inhibit the ... » Learn More about North Princeton Developmental Center

Franklin Hospital

September 1, 2017 by

UPDATES: Despite efforts by local advocates, the Franklin Hospital was demolished in April 2005. DESCRIPTION: Franklin Hospital, the first hospital in Sussex County, was built in 1908 to treat injured miners employed by the New Jersey Zinc Co. Before its construction, they required an arduous ... » Learn More about Franklin Hospital

Greystone Park State Psychiatric Hospital

August 31, 2017 by

UPDATES: 7/2003: Morris County has finalized the purchase of 303 acres of the Greystone site, including a host of buildings, from the state for $1. 2008: Recreation fields opened in Morris County's new Central Park, on the former site of several smaller Greystone Campus buildings. The County ... » Learn More about Greystone Park State Psychiatric Hospital

Roosevelt Hospital

August 29, 2017 by

UPDATES: 2002: Roosevelt Hospital has been listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places! 1/2004: Middlesex County has decided to rehabilitate the original portion of the hospital as a nursing home and demolish the 1960's addition on the south side of the ... » Learn More about Roosevelt Hospital

Early Social Services Institutes of NJ

February 10, 2017 by

UPDATES: 12/2020: Many of the state’s early psychiatric hospitals and social services institutes have not survived. Most of the North Princeton Developmental Center was torn down. In 2011, a fire destroyed Maplewood, one of the few remaining structures on the property. The site is now part of ... » Learn More about Early Social Services Institutes of NJ

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