Norwich Hospital District - Norwich-Preston CT - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Norwich State Hospital was created to treat the mentally ill and for those found guilty of crimes due to insanity. Thru the years the hospital also treated patients that had a chemical dependency in later years. From 1931 to 1939 tubercular patients were treated.

The hospital started as a single building and expanded to over 40 buildings. The hospital became a self sustaining entity, with patient facilities, patient living quarters, doctor and staff living quarters, greenhouses, employee club, barn, garages and paint shop.

The property sat unused after it closing and seriously deteriorated. Beginning in 2011 the buildings were demolished leaving only 4 buildings standing. The most prominent building still standing is the Administration Building built in 1908.

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Street address: CT 12 Norwich-Preston , CT County / Borough / Parish: New London Year listed: 1988 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Historic function: Health Care Current function: Health Care Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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