Northern State Hospital
Northern State Hospital is a historic hospital campus in Sedro-Woolley, Washington.[1] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was designed by Seattle architects Saunders and Lawton. The grounds were designed by the Olmsted Brothers landscape architecture firm. It is located 4 miles northeast from the city.[1]
| Northern State Hospital | |||||||||
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| Washington State Department of Social and Health Services | |||||||||
 Northern State Hospital, 2013 | |||||||||
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| Location | Sedro-Woolley, Washington, United States | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 48.530556°N 122.206667°W | ||||||||
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| Type | Psychiatric | ||||||||
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| Opened | 1912 | ||||||||
| Closed | 1973 | ||||||||
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| Lists | Hospitals in Washington | ||||||||
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A plaque at the cemetery site down the hill from the hospital reads:
In respectful memory of the 1,487 Northern State Hospital patients interred in these grounds. May they now rest in peace with dignity. 1913 - 1972[2]
Only a few of the patient's graves have markers, bearing just a number, and initials.[3] Death records only became available in 2023.[4]
The campus includes a dairy, silos, and work buildings.
A few of the remaining buildings are currently being used for job corps, titled "Cascades Job Corps College and Career Academy".
References
- "Northern State Hospital". www.skagitriverjournal.com.
- File:Cemetery sign, Northern State Hospital.jpg
- Erickson, Anne (27 Oct 2020). "Historic Skagit County mental institution gets a second life - Beyond Abandoned". KING 5 Evening. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- Blatchford, Taylor (16 Jul 2023). "Northern State Hospital death records have never been publicly available — until now". Seattle Times. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
Further reading
- McGoffin, Mary. Under the Red Roof, 100 years at Northern State Hospital.
External links
- The Lost Patients of Washington’s abandoned psychiatric hospital (seattletimes.com 16 Jul 2023)