Details
Creator Hunter, Thomas, approximately 1828-approximately 1894, lithographer.
Contributor Sloan, Samuel, 1815-1884, architect
Sloan, Samuel, 1815-1884, publisher.
Title State Asylum for the Insane, Morristown, New Jersey. [graphic] / Thos. Hunter, Lith.,718 Filbert St. Phila.
Publisher Philadelphia : Thos. Hunter, 716 Filbert Street
Date 1875
Physical Description 1 print : lithograph ; sheet 76 x 48 cm (29.75 x 18.5 in.)
Description Print depicting an exterior view of the State Asylum for the Insane built in 1876 after the designs of architect Samuel Sloan in Morristown, New Jersey. Shows the sprawling 673,700 square foot building with three water fountains in the front. People walk around the grounds, which has walkways and trees. In the right background, a train travels down the railroad tracks. The institution's name has changed over the years: State Asylum for the Insane at Morristown (1876-1893); New Jersey State Hospital at Morris Plains (1894 - 1924); and New Jersey State Hospital at Greystone Park (1925 - 2008). It was also known as Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital.
Notes Title from item.
Date from copyright statement: Copyright, 1875, by Samuel Sloan.
Gift of David Doret, 2011.
Subject New Jersey State Asylum for the Insane (Morristown, N.J.)
Mentally ill -- Care.
Mental institutions -- New Jersey -- Morristown.
Psychiatric hospitals -- New Jersey -- Morristown.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject Morristown (N.J.) -- Hospitals.
Genre Lithographs -- 1870-1880.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| ** GC - Hospitals [P.2011.45.2]
Accession number P.2011.45.2