Nevada State Hospital
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][2] The hospital officially closed in 1991,[3] and was demolished in 1999.[1]
Notable patients
- David W. Stark, member of the Missouri State Legislature
References
- ^ a b c "Nevada State Hospital". Kirkbride Buildings. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ Hurd 1916, p. 884.
- ^ Iowa Governor's Office (1994). Utilization of State Institutions: A Plan for the Utilization of Physical and Human Resources of Communities with State Institutions. p. 37. Retrieved August 8, 2025.
Works cited
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- Hurd, Henry Mills (ed.). The Institutional Care of the Insane in the United States and Canada. Vol. 2. Johns Hopkins Press. p. 434. ISBN 9780405052101 – via Google Books.
