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Traverse City State Hospital, Traverse City, Michigan (1885)

Artist/Designer: Traverse City MI Architect Gordon W Llyod

Project Location: Traverse City MI

Figure 1: Ventilators ( Photographer: Robert Kirkbride )
The Former Traverse City State Hospital (Northern Michigan Asylum)
Figure 2: Traverse City State Hospital Historical Site Photo (Northern Michigan Asylum) ( Source | Accessed : May 22, 2025 )
Creative Commons Northern Michigan Asylum
Figure 3: Traverse City State Hospital Exterior ( Source | Accessed : May 22, 2025 | Photographer: Andrew Jameson )
Traverse City State Hospital 1930
Figure 4: Traverse City State Hospital
Administration Building 1930 Postcard
 ( Source | Accessed : May 22, 2025 )

Style/Period(s):
Italianate

Primary Material(s):
Brick, Plaster, Wood

Function(s):
Health Facility, Senior Center, Residential Structure, Restaurant, Retail Store

Related Website(s):

Traverse City State Hospital History | Accessed : May 21, 2025
Traverse City State Hospital Wikipedia | Accessed : May 21, 2025
Gordon W Lloyd Architect | Accessed : May 21, 2025

Significant Date(s):
1885

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

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

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

Traverse City State Hospital, Chris Miller (Arcadia Publishing, 2005)

Building Address: 830 Cottageview Dr, Traverse City, Michigan 49684

Significant Dates: 1885

Preservation Status: National Register of Historic Places, Adapted to mixed use

TAGS:Preservation, Adaptive Reuse, Kirkbride Plan

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