Lawrence Frick State Hospital

Lawrence Frick State Hospital
Geography
Location Cresson, Pennsylvania, United States
Organization
Funding Government hospital
Hospital type State Mental Health Hospital
Patron None
Services
Helipad No
History
Founded 1912
Closed 1984
Links
Lists Hospitals in Pennsylvania
Other links Pennsylvania State Hospitals

Lawrence Frick State Hospital was a state mental health hospital near Cresson, Pennsylvania that had several different names and uses before becoming defunct and converted into a prison in the 1980s.

Cresson Tuberculosis Sanatorium (1916–1964)

The facility [1] was used at first as a treatment center for tuberculosis patients as the mountain air was supposedly good for treatment. Construction on the facility started in 1912 and took four years to complete. The land on which this facility sat was donated by steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie.

Current Day and Preservation (1987-Present)

References

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