the Western Lunatic Asylum of Virginia was authorized in Staunton in 1825
Source: David Rumsey Map Collection, Staunton (by Jed Hotchkiss, 1885)
the Western Lunatic Asylum of Virginia was authorized in Staunton in 1825
Source: David Rumsey Map Collection, Staunton (by Jed Hotchkiss, 1885)
The General Assembly chartered the Western Lunatic Asylum of Virginia in 1825. The large structure designed in 1828 to house patients was modified in 1847 to add porticoes. The building, now repurposed for a housing development, retains its historic character.1