Dammasch State Hospital was a
mental hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental health hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, are hospitals or wards specializing in the treatment of severe mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, dissociative ...
, asylum, and educational center located in
Wilsonville,
Oregon
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,
United States
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. Named for Dr. Ferdinand H. Dammasch, the hospital opened in 1961 and closed in 1995. After its closure, the former site was embroiled in local controversy as it was a proposed location for a
women's prison, which angered local residents as the site is less than a mile from residential neighborhoods. The Dammasch building was demolished, and the Villebois housing development occupies its former site.
See also
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Callahan Center (later
Living Enrichment Center
Living Enrichment Center (LEC) was a New Thought organization and retreat center in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was founded in the farmhouse of senior minister Mary Manin Morrissey of Scholls, Oregon, in the mid-1970s; the church moved to a 94, ...
) was contiguous to the hospital site and part of the larger development planning area.
References
External links
Smith Eliot's images of Dammasch State HospitalSlide show of Dammasch picturesfrom the
Oregon State Archives
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A Dammasch State Hospital tribute website with a collection of images, videos and storiesJohn Kloepper's images of Dammasch State Hospital
Hospital buildings completed in 1961
Psychiatric hospitals in Oregon
Defunct hospitals in Oregon
Buildings and structures in Wilsonville, Oregon
Hospitals established in 1961
Demolished buildings and structures in Oregon
1961 establishments in Oregon
1995 disestablishments in Oregon
Hospitals disestablished in 1995
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