The following is an interview with Engineer J.A. Garson published in the October 1958 edition of the Lamplighter, an OSH newsletter. The article coincided with the 75th anniversary of the [...]
Cupola replaced, scaffolding gone and landscaping taking shape, the J-building has undergone an amazing transformation in the past year. Top photo is from today, August 8, 2011. Bottom photo is from July 2010.
A post on the Capital Taps Blog recently featured an article on Louis Hazeltine, an architect responsible for the design and furnishing the “Physicians’ Cottages” at the Oregon State Hospital. At the start of the [...]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m99FUBy_9Mo] With the removal of Siskyou Hall (Building 29), the hospital will be re-landscaping the area in front of the refurbished Cascade Hall (J-Building). The designs, as Deputy Director of the OSH Hospital Replacement Project [...]
I had the opporunity to tour the new Harbors Facility at OSH last week. For someone who spends a lot of time dwelling in OSH's past, touring the new, clean and spacious facility was an [...]
Hand drawn schematic of the Oregon State Hospital Campus found in a Daybook with information dating October 31,1917-November 6, 1918 with transcription below. The drawing illustrates the “J-Building” and other out buildings. (T2009.002.409)
Remnants of the past, you can still find several stone pillars used to support gates on the grounds today. There are pairs standing at the corner of Center and 24th streets (see below) and a pair at the [...]
The new museum will be located on the first floor of the old Kirkbride-U building. Here are some “before pictures” of what the space looked like before construction began on [...]
These vintage postcards of the Oregon State Insane asylum are part of a collection put together by OSH Director of Quality Improvement Ted Ficken. Postcards of important government buildings, like the Oregon State Hospital, were used for all sorts [...]
The Oregon State Hospital is in the midst of a rebirth. The Oregon State Hosptial Replacement project is in full gear, working on revamping and replacing the well-worn J-building, which was itself part of a replacement project in 1883. The following is a transcription of an article appearing in the Morning Oregonian, October 24, 1883.