Nevada State Hospital was a public psychiatric hospital in

Nevada, Missouri Nevada ( ''nə--də'') is a city in and the county seat of Vernon County, on the western border of Missouri, United States. The population was 8,386 at the 2010 census, and 8,254 in the 2018 estimate. The local government has a council-manager ...

, constructed in 1887. The hospital was built in the design of the Kirkbride Plan.

History

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

Notable patients

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

References

Works cited

* 1887 in Missouri Defunct hospitals in Missouri Kirkbride Plan hospitals Buildings and structures demolished in 1999 Demolished buildings and structures in Missouri {{Missouri-hospital-stub