The First Johnson County Asylum is a historic building located on the far west side of Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The first facility Johnson County built to care for paupers and the mentally ill was a four-room cabin in 1855. Two wings were added to the original building six years later. All that remains of this structure is this wing that housed the mentally ill.[3] The single-story wood-frame structure with a gable roof was used by the county for this purpose until 1886 when a new facility was completed. It was initially thought that it was built in 1859, but later research revealed that it was built in 1861 and that it was moved a short distance to this location in 1888.[2] This building served for many years as a hog building on the Johnson County Poor Farm.[4] It is now part of an education-based farm program called Grow:Johnson County. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] In 2014 it was included as a contributing property in the Johnson County Poor Farm and Asylum Historic District.[2]
First Johnson County Asylum | |
 The asylum building is on the right. | |
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| Location | West of Iowa City |
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| Coordinates | 41°39′22.6″N 91°36′19.4″W / 41.656278°N 91.605389°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1861[2] |
| Part of | Johnson County Poor Farm and Asylum Historic District (ID14000668) |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001226[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 31, 1978 |
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c Leah D. Rogers. "Johnson County Poor Farm and Asylum Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
- ^ Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miltner. "First Johnson County Asylum". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-06-09. with photo(s)
- ^ "What We Do". Grow:Johnson County. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
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