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Traverse City State Hospital (MI) (Images of America)
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Product Description
Northern Michigan Asylum, which opened in 1885, was known during most of its years as Traverse City State Hospital. It was run during its first decades by Dr. James Decker Munson, who left his legacy in the landscaped grounds and the medical center that today bears his name. Traverse City State Hospital served the mental health needs of a large part of Michigan for 104 years until its closure in 1989, housing a population as large as 3,000 in its many buildings.This book traces the history of this great institution, from the local and mental health context in which it was founded, through its growth, development, and decline, and finally to its renovation and preservation as a vital part of the Traverse City community.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #515792 in Books
- Published on: 2005-05-02
- Released on: 2005-04-27
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 128 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
Author Chris Miller was active as a member of the Committee to Preserve Building 50, one of the community groups that arose to save the historic and natural features of the former Traverse City State Hospital grounds when they were threatened at the end of the 1990s. He is the author of Winona in Vintage Postcards, also available from Arcadia Publishing.
Customer Reviews
Chris Miller's Traverse City State Hospital
I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the history of Traverse City at the turn of the 19th Century, wonderful Victorian Gothic structures and/or old asylums. Chris has turned what is obviously a true labor of love into a highly readable book rich in interesting history and illustrated by a great many rare photographs of the old Insane Asylum and its campus grounds. The book is unusually well planned and presented in such a way that the reader feels he is on a personal tour of this immmense and historical facility. You won't be able to put this one down! On a scale of 1-5, this informative and enjoyable book is a 10! Thanks to the author for researching and publishing this truly fine history of a fascinating institution from its construction in the late 1800s to its present rejuvination and continued utilization as a commercial complex with residential cottages. Well done, Chris!
A Beautiful Book And A Job Well Done!!
This book on the Traverse City State Hospital is impeccably researched and very well written. Chris Miller has done an outstanding job of capturing not only the past of what is one of Traverse City's architectural gems, but also its spirit.
Fascinating history of a fascinating institution
Great, easy read with copious photos. Makes the Hospital's history come alive. Thoroughly enjoyed it, and return to it when touring the grounds to refresh the stories of the buildings. It's as if the buildings talk. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
