Maine Insane Hospital (Boundary Increase)
National Register of Historic Places

Maine Insane Hospital (Boundary Increase)

Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine
Listed
August 1, 2001
Type
District
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
01000811

About this property

The Maine Insane Hospital, later the Augusta Mental Health Institute (AMHI), was a psychiatric hospital in Augusta, Maine. It was the principal facility for the care and treatment of Maine's mentally ill from 1840 to 2004, and its surviving buildings represent the oldest surviving complex of mental care facilities in the United States. The complex is located on the east bank of the Kennebec River, immediately south of the former Kennebec Arsenal, and now primarily houses state offices. In 2004, the hospital was replaced by the Riverview Psychiatric Center, located just to the south. The hospital's core complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, with the listing enlarged to encompass the entire campus in 2001.

Location

Augusta, Kennebec County, Maine
44.30347, -69.77032

Categories

ARCHITECTUREHEALTH/MEDICINELANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Maine Insane Hospital
Listed
0.1 mi
Kennebec Arsenal
Early Republic
0.3 mi
Capitol Park
Listed
0.5 mi
Capitol Complex Historic District
Modern
0.6 mi
Maine State House
Industrial
0.6 mi

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When was Maine Insane Hospital (Boundary Increase) listed on the National Register?

Maine Insane Hospital (Boundary Increase) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 2001.

What type of historic resource is Maine Insane Hospital (Boundary Increase)?

Maine Insane Hospital (Boundary Increase) is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Maine Insane Hospital (Boundary Increase) is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1840.

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