Showing posts with label Henryton State Hospital. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Henryton State Hospital. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Henryton State Hospital - Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences – by Matthew Christopher




Henryton State Hospital - Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences – by Matthew Christopher http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/06/henryton-state-hospital-abandoned.html

Henryton State Hospital

Labels: Carroll Co places, Henryton School of Piratical Nursing, Henryton State Hospital, Medicine Health

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Friday, June 19, 2015

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"Henryton State Hospital, 2007.

The Henryton State Hospital complex, sprawling across the forested edge of Patapsco State Park in rural Maryland, was built in stages from 1922 to 1946, commissioned as a segregated tuberculosis sanatorium for the state’s African-American population. 

Maryland’s Black community in the 1920s and 1930s suffered from tuberculosis at four times the rate of whites, who typically had less crowded living conditions and better nutrition, and therefore less exposure and better immune health at home for fending off an infection for which there were not yet any antibiotics to treat. 

By the time the last buildings were finally completed for the originally crowded sanatorium, the epidemic had already calmed down, and the underpopulated complex was transformed into a long-term inpatient mental health facility. It was finally closed entirely in 1985. 

 Over the years Henryton has been ravaged by vandalism and suspicious fires more than by time and nature. The main building was bulldozed a few weeks ago, following several other arson-ravaged state-owned abandonments demolished in recent years over safety concerns. It is worth noting, given Henryton’s original purpose in providing patients fresh air to help them recover from respiratory illness, that the demolition process necessarily involves substantial asbestos abatement."

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Thursday, December 20, 2007

Sykesville Firefighter: Bill Rehkopf – Another Fire At Abandoned Henryton Hospital Center December 19, 2007


Another Fire At Abandoned Henryton Hospital Center

http://www.sykesvillefire.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=227

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By Firefighter/EMT Bill Rehkopf

December 19, 2007

An early morning fire has heavily damaged the main building at the former Henryton Hospital Center in Marriottsville.

The blaze was initially reported as an investigation of smoke in the area at approximately 4:15 am. Responding crews discovered the fire at Henryton and immediately upgraded the incident to a box alarm.

Crews discovered heavy fire in the portion of the main building where the old theater was located. Two tanker task forces and the rapid intervention dispatch were requested, bringing crews from neighboring companies in Carroll, Baltimore and Howard counties. Approximately 75-80 firefighters were reported on the scene by the incident commander.

It took approximately three and a half hours to bring the fire under control. There were no injuries in the fire.

The hospital grounds have been the scene of many suspicious fires in recent years, including several in the theater section of the main building. There are no utilities to the building. The cause of this fire has not been determined.

Sykesville fire officials are urgently requesting state officials to address the dangerous situation at Henryton, preferably by razing the buildings to avoid future fires, or even worse, injuries or deaths.

Units: Sykesville Engine 124, Ladder 12, Rescue Squad 12, Paramedic 128 (partial list)

Mutual Aid: Various companies from Baltimore, Carroll and Howard Counties

http://www.sykesvillefire.org/apps/public/news/newsView.cfm?News_ID=227


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