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Kankakee State Hospital, Kankakee, Illinois (1879)
Artist/Designer: Kankakee IL Architects James R. Willet & H.W.S.Cleveland
Project Location: Kankakee, Illinois
( Source | Accessed : May 23, 2025 | Photographer: Public Domain )
Style/Period(s):
Romanesque
Primary Material(s):
Brick, Plaster, Stone
Function(s):
Health Facility
Related Website(s):
Significant Date(s):
1879
Additional Information:
Architects : James R Willet and H. W. S. Cleveland
Publications/Texts in Print:
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: 100 East Jeffery Street, Kankakee, Illinois 60901
Significant Dates: Build 1879
Preservation Status: No current designation, partially demolished. Site currently in operation as health facility to support the developmentally disabled. In original use, partially demolished, portions abandoned, at risk
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