Former Peoria State Hospital | place with historical importance, abandoned / shut down, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic site, mental health institution / hospital

 place with historical importance, abandoned / shut down, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic site, mental health institution / hospital

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Peoria State Hospital, also known as Bartonville State Hospital or Illinois Hospital for the Incurable Insane, was a mental health hospital operated by the State of Illinois. It was abandoned in 1973. The hospital is on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located in Bartonville, Illinois, near the city of Peoria in Peoria County.

Now used as an industrial park in Bartonville, this patch of land was once property of the Peoria State Hospital, established in 1895 by the Peoria Women's League along with Mayor Barton and his wife Mary. The first superintendent Dr. George Zeller. It's first building was razed shortly after its construction due to cracked foundation and no ventilation. No patients ever stayed in the Kirkbride style building. The limestone was used to build a cottage style institution, and opened with 17 buildings in 1902.

Many of the hospitals buiding's have since been demolished, but 13 still remain. There are 4 cemeteries on the hospital grounds.

For more information on the hospital, visit: www.facebook.com/peoriastatehospital.bartonvilleasylum?...