National Historic Landmark - Hudson River State Hospital
National Historic Landmark - Hudson River State Hospital, Main Building
The Hudson River State Hospital is the first significant example of the high Victorian Gothic style applied to institutional construction in the United States.
Designed by Frederick C. Withers, it represents the culmination of late-nineteenth century Gothic Revival architecture, and established Withers' reputation as one of its finest practitioners.
The facility was modeled on principles promoted by Dr. Thomas Kirkbride for the treatment of the insane and also exemplified the talents of one of America's greatest landscape architects, Frederick Law Olmsted.
Courtesy National Park Service National Historical Landmarks
