Central State Hospital, Educational

CSH: Martin Rollins Gallery

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In January 1990, former CSH employees Martin Rollins visited the old campus and took a series of photos of the old CSH buildings. He did not realize at the time that within a few years, all of these buildings would only be a memory.

Note: All photographs on this pages are used with explicit permission from, and are courtesy of, Martin Rollins.

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Administration Building
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Administration Building
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Eastern Tower
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Main Entrance, Administration Building
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Shelby Building
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Rear, Western side, Shelby Building (Powerhouse in Background)
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Cardinal Building (Left) and Kitchen (Right)
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Merritt Building
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Rear of Administration Building
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Looking Towards Laundry and Water Tower
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Breckinridge Building (Originally Built as Nurses’ Dormitory)
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Jefferson Building
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Merritt Building
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Cardinal Building
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Water Tower and Shelby Building
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Oakwood Building
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Oakwood Building, Main Entrance
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Rear, Oakwood Building (Lyon Building in Background)
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Maintainance Building
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Rear, Administration Building
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Walkway Between Lyon (Left) and Cardinal (Right) Buildings
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All that remains are memories.

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