Danvers State Hospital Images
From Within the Collections of the Danvers
Archival Center
These images are to be used only for study purposes.They may not be used for publication or commercial use. For additional information contact the Danvers Archival Center.
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1878 engraving of the State Lunatic Hospital
Floor plan of the “Kirkbride” building”
Glass plate image of the hospital from ca. 1880
Early view of the hospital
Hospital trustees and officers
The central administration building
Postcard images of the hospital
Formal gardens
The farm complex in 1884
The farm complex in the 1920s
Gray Gables
View of a hallway
Part of Wing A
Sunporch
Parlor
Summer House
Kirkbride in the early 20th century
Removing the tower in 1970
Male Nurses’ House
Service area to the rear of Kirkbride
Aerial view in 1991
Reservoir Gate House
Wooden stairway
Bonner Medical Building
Catholic Chapel
Artwork by Michael Ramseur
Pastel treatment of the Kirkbride roof
Online beginning September 2013