Topeka State Hospital

Topeka State Hospital
Topeka State Hospital, taken 2008
Map
Geography
LocationTopeka, Kansas, United States
Coordinates39°03′53″N 95°42′40″W / 39.064722°N 95.710973°W / 39.064722; -95.710973
Services
History
Opened1872
Closed1997
Demolished2010
Links
ListsHospitals in Kansas

The Topeka State Hospital (formerly the Topeka Insane Asylum) was a publicly funded institution for the care and treatment of the mentally ill in Topeka, Kansas, US , It was in operation from 1872 to 1997. Located at 2700 W 6th Street, the hospital opened in 1879, after the Osawatomie State Hospital, once thought to be sufficient, became overcrowded with mentally-ill patients.

The first buildings in both Topeka and Osawatomie were designed by John G. Haskell who was among the architects of the Kansas State Capitol, and the hospital was designed in according to the Kirkbride Plan.

As of 2010, the majority of the hospital had been demolished, and in June of that year, the center building was also demolished.