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
Hospital or Medical Facility
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center
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
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
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
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
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
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
UPDATES: 12/2000: The North Princeton Developmental Center has been listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places. 2007: The Salem County Almshouse has been demolished. Late efforts to let a stabilization contract and raise funding were met with disappointment, and it began ... » Learn More about Early Social Services Institutes of NJ