Brattleboro Retreat (Brattleboro, Vermont)

USA / Vermont / Brattleboro / Brattleboro, Vermont
 hospital, retreat centre (spiritual), psychiatry
A 1000-acre mental health treatment center founded in 1834, consists of 58 buildings and sites, 38 of which are contributing historic structures that date from 1838 to 1938.

The complex encompasses large-scaled brick buildings for patient accommodations and therapy, ancillary cottages, residences, spring house, tower, and farm buildings, all set in a scenic environment of landscaped grounds, open meadows, woods, and fields.

Building styles range from Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, and Colonial Revival to suburban residential.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brattleboro_Retreat
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Coordinates:   42°51'33"N   72°33'43"W
This article was last modified 16 years ago