{"id":2839,"date":"2015-10-21T20:41:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-21T20:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/news\/specialcollections\/?p=2839"},"modified":"2015-10-21T20:41:03","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T20:41:03","slug":"binghamtons-castle-its-history-and-recent-developments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/specialcollections\/2015\/10\/21\/binghamtons-castle-its-history-and-recent-developments\/","title":{"rendered":"Binghamton\u2019s Castle: Its History and Recent Developments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/news\/specialcollections\/files\/2015\/10\/635607156325921541-01.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2840 aligncenter\" alt=\"635607156325921541-01\" src=\"http:\/\/libnews.binghamton.edu\/news\/specialcollections\/files\/2015\/10\/635607156325921541-01.jpg\" width=\"476\" height=\"357\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In conjunction with the current exhibition The New York State Inebriate Asylum and Other \u2018Abandonscapes\u2019 by A.D. Wheeler, the Binghamton University Art Museum will host a public talk at <strong>5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22<\/strong>. The talk, titled \u201c,\u201d will be given by Roger Luther of the Broome County Historical Society. The event is free and open to the public. For more information on the exhibition,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.binghamton.edu\/art-museum\/read-more.html\">go online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/microcosm.binghamton.edu\/binghamton-history\/the-binghamton-inebriate-asylum\">New York State Inebriate Asylum<\/a>, later known as\u00a0Binghamton State Hospital, and also known as &#8220;the Castle&#8221; was the first institution designed and constructed to treat\u00a0alcoholism\u00a0as a mental disorder.\u00a0This institution owes its origin mainly to the energy of Dr. J. Edward Turner, and is the first of the kind ever established in the world. It is founded on the theory that inebriety, like insanity, is a disease, requiring like that, for its cure, medical and moral treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Its imposing\u00a0Gothic Revival\u00a0exterior was designed by\u00a0New York\u00a0architect\u00a0Isaac G. Perry, who also designed the State Capitol, and construction was completed in 1864. In 1993 the main building was closed due to safety concerns. The asylum appears on both the state and national lists of\u00a0Historic Places.\u00a0The building was declared a\u00a0National Historic Landmark\u00a0in 1997.\u00a0n April, 2008, New York State&#8217;s Legislature allocated $12.45 million for\u00a0p<a href=\"http:\/\/nysasylum.com\/images\/lupardo.pdf\">hase one of the Castle renovation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2015,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.binghamton.edu\/inside\/index.php\/inside\/story\/11449\/university-to-serve-as-steward-of-binghamtons-castle\/\">Binghamton University\u00a0announced it had taken stewardship of the building<\/a> and will proceed with plans for rehabilitation of the building.\u00a0\u201cBeing stewards means that we have to recommend what that money is used for short-term and long-term, to make sure any end use is possible,\u201d Binghamton University President Harvey Stenger said.\u00a0The University will first develop engineering plans to ensure that the building is structurally sound, Stenger said. That repair process will likely take six months. The following six to 12 months provide time to conceive uses for the Castle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In conjunction with the current exhibition The New York State Inebriate Asylum and Other \u2018Abandonscapes\u2019 by A.D. Wheeler, the Binghamton University Art Museum will host a public talk at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. The talk, titled \u201c,\u201d will be given by Roger Luther of the Broome County Historical Society. 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