CSU-Channel Islands
Description
The former Camarillo State Hospital for the Insane was closed in 1997 and became the CSU-Channel Islands campus.
The old hospital was begun in the early 1930s, but when the Roosevelt Administration came into office, the Public Works Administration (PWA) took over funding the project in 1934.
With the aid from the PWA, the hospital was completed in 1936. At the time, it was the largest and most advanced mental institution west of the Mississippi.
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Bell Tower building from main quad
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Campus view E from old water tower
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Administration building
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Rec building on the east side of the quad
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PWA Archival Photo of facility shortly before opening.
Camarillo State Hospital Archival Photo
PWA Archival Photo of facility shortly before opening.
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“The Spanish influence is marked in the architectural treatment of the State Hospital at Camarillo, Calif. This hospital was constructed with PWA funds.”
State Hospital at Camarillo
"The Spanish influence is marked in the architectural treatment of the State Hospital at Camarillo, Calif. This hospital was constructed with PWA funds."
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State Hospital at Camarillo - verso
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Tower and wings of the State Hospital
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Tower and wings of the State Hospital - verso
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“The tower of the new State Hospital at Camarillo, California, constructed with the aid of PWA funds.”
The tower of the new State Hospital
"The tower of the new State Hospital at Camarillo, California, constructed with the aid of PWA funds."
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The tower of the new State Hospital - verso
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“The new State Hospital at Camarillo, California, is nearly completed. This hospital is being constructed with PWA funds.”
The new State Hospital
"The new State Hospital at Camarillo, California, is nearly completed. This hospital is being constructed with PWA funds."
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The new State Hospital - verso
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“Beamed ceilings accent the modern Spanish treatment of these halls in the State Hospital at Camarillo, California. This building was constructed with PWA funds.”
State Hospital interior
"Beamed ceilings accent the modern Spanish treatment of these halls in the State Hospital at Camarillo, California. This building was constructed with PWA funds."
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State Hospital interior - verso
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Camarillo State Hospital Examination Room and Waiting Area
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Camarillo State Hospital Courtyard Archive Photo
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Inner courtyard of the bell tower building
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Camarillo State Hospital Reception Room Archive Photo
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Camarillo State Hospital Colonnade Archive Photo
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Bell Tower Building Exterior
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Bell Tower Hallway
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South end Building exterior
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Campus view SE from old water tower
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Campus view NE from old water tower
Source notes
Short, C. W. and R. Stanley-Brown (1939) Public Buildings: Architecture Under the Public Works Administration, 1933 to 1939. United States Government Printing Office: Washington, DC.
A news-history timeline for the CSH:
https://www.library.csuci.edu/history/documents/news_timeline.html
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