Hudson River State Hospital, Poughkeepsie, New York (1873)

Artist/Designer: Poughkeepsie NY Architects Withers, Olmsted & Vaux

Project Location: Poughkeepsie NY

Figure 1: Rainbow Room Far South ( Photographer: Lisa Marie Blohm )

Figure 2: Arches ( Photographer: Ray Staten )

Figure 3: Stairs ( Photographer: Rusty Tagliareni, Christina Mathews )

Figure 4: Stairs ( Photographer: Rachael Pollack )

Figure 5: Stairs ( Photographer: Lisa Marie Blohm )

Figure 6: Central Main Facade ( Photographer: Yvonne Laube )

Style/Period(s):
High Victorian Gothic

Primary Material(s):
Brick, Stone, Plaster, Wood, Tile, Glass

Function(s):
Health Facility

Related Website(s):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River_State_Hospital

https://poklib.org/hudson-river-state-hospital/

https://peoplesgeographyofthehudsonvalley.vassarspaces.net/poughkeepsie/the-legacy-of-the-hudson-river-state-hospital/

Preservation Works | Accessed : May 23, 2025

Significant Date(s):
1873

Additional Information:
Architects: Frederick Clarke Withers , Frederick Law Olmsted, Calvin Vaux

Publications/Texts in Print:
Hudson River State Hospital, Joseph Gallante & Lynn Rightmeyer (Arcadia Publishing, 2018)

Kirkbride, Robert. 2024, December 10. “Phantoms of the Kirkbride Hospitals.” Places Journal. Eds. N. Levinson, F. Richard, J. Wallaert

Kirkbride, Robert. 2025, July 1. “Scent Surveys, Decay and Transformation in the Kirkbride Plan Hospitals of North America.” Chapter 8 in New Sensory Approaches to the Past: Applied Methods in Sensory Heritage and Archaeology. Eds. P. Jordan and S. Mura. London, England: UCL Press

Building Address: 185 Hudson View Dr Poughkeepsie, New York, 12601

Significant Date(s): Opened 1873, Currently under redevelopment

Preservation Status: National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places

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