North Park Grounds - Oregon State Hospital Historic District - Salem, Oregon - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

In the mental hospital design plan popularized by Dr. Thomas Kirkbride, pleasant surroundings through well-designed landscaping was considered an integral part of therapy.

This portion of the campus contains many trees and a pair of "islands" within the internal network of access streets. One of the islands is surrounded by a number of parking spaces for designated public officials. There are a number of roughly life-size dog/wolf figures set up on various parts of the lawn - I'm not aware of their meaning.

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Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Oregon State Hospital Historic District Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link] NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): [Web Link] Address: Center Street Salem, Oregon 97301 How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below) Optional link to narrative or database: [Web Link]

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