Rhode Island State Hospital for Mental Diseases (former): Building for Disturbed Men – Cranston RI

City:
Cranston, RI

Site Type:
Education and Health, Civic Facilities, Hospitals and Clinics

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Funding, Public Works Administration (PWA)

Completed:
1936

Designer:
William R. Walker & Son

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Now known as the Pinel Building, this building was built as a dormitory. It was designed by William R. Walker & Son, a Providence firm known for public buildings. It is built in the Colonial Revival style.

Source notes

Pages 15 & 19, Rhode Island: State-Owned Historic Properties (Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1989) PDF version available at https://www.preservation.ri.gov/survey/publications.php Page 682, The Bridgemen's Magazine (1935)

Site originally submitted by John P. on February 18, 2014.

Location Info


18 Wilma Schesler Lane
Cranston, RI 02920

Coordinates: 41.7383152, -71.46520399999997

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One comment on “Rhode Island State Hospital for Mental Diseases (former): Building for Disturbed Women – Cranston RI

  1. Are there any patient records from the 1940’s ?
    My grandmother was a patient here, and with mental health issues in our family I’d like to learn more about hers.

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  1. Are there any patient records from the 1940’s ?
    My grandmother was a patient here, and with mental health issues in our family I’d like to learn more about hers.

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