Southern Ohio Lunatic Asylum, 2335 Wayne Avenue, Dayton
Southern Ohio Lunatic Asylum, 2335 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH. Surveyed as HABS OHIO,57-DAYT,5-, with 1 photograph and a 4,977-word written history.
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“Southern Ohio Lunatic Asylum, 2335 Wayne Avenue, Dayton, Montgomery County, OH”
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Surveyed by the federal HABS program as HABS OHIO,57-DAYT,5- · the record runs 4977 words · one of 121 surveyed structures published for this county.
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1. primary and unpublished sources: Many letter questionnaires were sent to relative mental health agencies, city, county and state preservation agencies and city and county development agencies as well as city/county and local university libraries. Photocopies were forwarded from various unidentified published and unpublished sources. Likewise, some information is from a report prepared by the Oregon Historic District Society, St. Anne's Hill Historic District Society and Oakwocd Historical Society and used as a handout for a tour of the building to promote preservation of the site. They did not identify their sources. First Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the New Lunatic Asylums, and of the Officers of the Southern Ohio Asylum at Dayton. To the Governor of Ohio.
For the Year pp. 4 thru 15. Ruschau, Paul W., The Origin, Growth and significance of the Dayton State Hospital: A Study In Courage and Forsight, paper (University of Dayton) Stasio, Ruth R., Letter, February 2. Secondary and published sources: Christensen, Kim, No More Asylum, Dayton Daily News, July 10, McCaslin, Walt, Apartments? Why Not?, Dayton Daily News, late fall History of Montgomery County, & (Author, publisher and date of publication unknown) SOUTHERN OHIO LUNATIC ASYLUM (Dayton Mental Health Center) HABS No. OH-2222 (Page 14) PART III. SOURCES OF INFORMATION: (CONTINUED) E. Likely Sources Not Yet Investigated: Most likely sources have been contacted. PART IV.
PROJECT INFORMATION Demolition of the employee/staff lunchroom and kitbhen wings of the Southern Ohio Lunatic Asylum are to be funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of mitigative documentation was undertaken by Antonio Colosimo, president of 3D/Group, Inc., Architects, in February SOUTHERN OHIO LUNATIC ASYLUM (Dayton Mental Health Center) HABS No. OH-2222 (Page 15) SOUTHERN OHIO LUNATIC ASYLUM (Dayton Mental Health Center) HABS No. OH-2222 (Page 16) SCALE 2 mm 5 10 20 FIRST FLOOR PLAN ^ V KITCHEN/
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they measured and filed a report on, longest report first.
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