{"id":129,"date":"2008-08-27T06:30:43","date_gmt":"2008-08-27T10:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/?p=129"},"modified":"2008-08-27T09:50:13","modified_gmt":"2008-08-27T13:50:13","slug":"anna-state-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/anna-state-hospital","title":{"rendered":"Anna State Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/images\/2008\/08\/27\/1.jpg\" alt=\"Anna State Hospital\" \/>A few weeks ago, one Jennifer Shipp emailed me pictures of Anna State Hospital (now Choate Mental Health Center) in Anna, Illinois. I was surprised to see that there&#8217;s actually a bit of its Kirkbride building left. I thought it had been completely torn down, but I was wrong. I apologize for misleading anyone regarding the status of this Kirkbride and have dutifully updated the <a title=\"Kirkbride Buildings List\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/buildings\/index.html\">Kirkbride lists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see from the pictures below, two stories of the administration center and a piece of wing off either side remain. I was told a fire (one of many in this hospital&#8217;s history) destroyed the upper floors. It&#8217;s sad to see the building so diminished, with only faint hints at its former grandeur. But I guess it&#8217;s better than nothing.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-129 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/anna-state-hospital\/attachment\/4'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/anna-state-hospital\/3-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/anna-state-hospital\/2-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kirkbridebuildings.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, one Jennifer Shipp emailed me pictures of Anna State Hospital (now Choate Mental Health Center) in Anna, Illinois. I was surprised to see that there&#8217;s actually a bit of its Kirkbride building left. I thought it had been completely torn down, but I was wrong. 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