Mendota Mental Health Institute
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 Shown in Madison, Wisconsin
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| Location | Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States |
| Coordinates | 43°07′55″N 89°24′05″W / 43.1320°N 89.4013°WCoordinates: 43°07′55″N 89°24′05″W / 43.1320°N 89.4013°W |
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| Funding | Public hospital |
| Hospital type | Specialist |
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| Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
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| Founded | July 14, 1860 |
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| Website | http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/MH_Mendota/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wisconsin |
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Wisconsin Memorial Hospital
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The main building of the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital
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| Location | Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Part of | Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District (#88002183) |
| Added to NRHP | November 3, 1988 |
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Mendota State Hospital Mound Group
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Effigy mounds from the Late Woodland Period (ca. 650 AD to 1200 AD) on the grounds of the Mendota Health Institute.
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| Location | Madison, Wisconsin |
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| NRHP Reference # | 74000076 |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1974 |
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Farwell's Point Mound Group
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A Farwell's Point Mound with Urben House in the background. Designed by Arthur Peabody, Urben House is a historic structure part of the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic district and named for Walter J. Urben a former superintendent of Mendota State Hospital.
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| Location | Madison, Wisconsin |
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| NRHP Reference # | 74000069 |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1974 |
Mendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI) is a public psychiatric hospital in Madison, Wisconsin operated by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission. Portions of the facility are included in the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Historic District, District #88002183. The Mendota State Hospital Mound Group (NRHP #74000076) and Farwell's Point Mound Group (NRHP #74000069) are also located at the facility.
The facility opened July 14, 1860, as the Wisconsin Hospital for the Insane. It was the first mental hospital in Wisconsin. In 1935, the facility was renamed Mendota State Hospital, and in 1974 it became Mendota Mental Health Institute. Its highest patient population was 1,300 in 1959. In 1997, there were fewer than 300 patients.
The Wisconsin Legislature first acted to construct a state asylum in 1854. They originally intended the facility to be based on the Worcester State Hospital in Massachusetts and sited on 105 acres (42 ha) of land purchased from former Governor Leonard J. Farwell (1852-1854). Plans fell apart in 1855 due to allegations of corruption and waste and the Legislature repealed the law after $27,000 ($719,700 today) had already been spent on the project.
The legislature acted again on the plan in 1857 and a Board of Commissioners was established to oversee the construction of the State Hospital for the Insane. Former Governor Leonard J. Farwell was selected as president of the commission. Land had already been purchased from Farwell for the project and the commission he led confirmed that it was the best location for the hospital. Architect Stephen Vaughn Shipman was commissioned to design the facility based on the Kirkbride Plan. Shipman later designed a sister facility near Oshkosh and several other Kirkbride plan asylums in Iowa and Illinois.
The main building at the original Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane opened in 1860 with its west wing added by 1862. As of 1881, the entire structure was 569 feet (173 m) long with the central portion being four stories and 65 by 120 feet (20 by 37 m). In 1879 an old chapel was converted into wards increasing capacity to accommodate 550 patients.
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