425 Robinson St., Binghamton, New York. County/parish: Broome.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 24, 1996. NRIS 96000814.
1 contributing building. 2 contributing structures.
The New York State Inebriate Asylum, later known as Binghamton State Hospital, was the first institution designed and constructed to treat alcoholism as a mental disorder in the United States. Located in Binghamton, NY, its imposing Gothic Revival exterior was designed by New York architect Isaac G. Perry and construction was completed in 1864. The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1997. In 2015, Binghamton University announced it had taken stewardship of the building and will proceed with plans for rehabilitation of the building.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75315653