Building #50, #77 / Eola Hall - Oregon State Hospital Historic District - Salem, Oregon - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

Buildings #55 (the taller, five story structure) and #77 are connected buildings known as Eola Hall. They are located on the far eastern side of the Oregon State Hospital's north campus. They contain nearly 150,000 square feet of space. The structure housed the Forensic Psychiatric ward (Building 50) and a gymnasium (Building 77), but like most of the north campus, it is now vacant.

The future of the building is uncertain as the north campus is effectively a liability to the state; the buildings are mostly vacant and even with extensive renovation for seismic retrofit, asbestos and lead paint removal, and re-work of pluming and electrical systems, finding a suitable use for the buildings would be difficult due to their specialized design for specific hospital purposes. Instead, a recent consultant study suggests that the campus is best suited for redevelopment, primarily as a residential space.

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Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Oregon State Hospital Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: 27th Place NE Salem, Oregon 97301 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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