Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane

The Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane is a former state hospital in Willard, New York, United States, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Willard Asylum for the Chronic Insane
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Willard, New York
Coordinates	42°40′45″N 76°52′46″W
Built	1869
Architect	George Rowley
Architectural style	Second Empire
NRHP reference No.	75001229[1]
Added to NRHP	March 7, 1975

In 1865 the Legislature authorized the establishment of The Willard Asylum for the Insane.^[2][3] Opened in 1869, the asylum offered low-cost custodial care.^[4] The Willard drug treatment center was opened in 1995 on the campus of the former Willard Psychiatric State Hospital, a facility for mental patients.

In 1995, some 400 suitcases that were brought in by the patients were discovered in an asylum attic.^[5][6]