First Johnson County Asylum
The First Johnson County Asylum is a historic building located on the far west side of Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The first facility Johnson County built to care for paupers and the mentally ill was a four-room cabin in 1855.Photo: Highlandia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Johnson County Poor Farm and Asylum Historic District and Coral Ridge Mall.
Johnson County Poor Farm and Asylum Historic District
Farm
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The Johnson County Poor Farm and Asylum Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.
Coral Ridge Mall
Shopping center
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Coral Ridge Mall is an enclosed super-regional shopping mall located just south of Interstate 80 in Coralville, Iowa. The mall's primary trade area includes Iowa City, Cedar Rapids, and other parts of eastern Iowa. Coral Ridge Mall is situated 2½ miles north of First Johnson County Asylum.
Coralville Public School
School building
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Coralville Public School, also known as the Fifth Street School, is a historic building located in Coralville, Iowa, United States. This two-story brick structure replaced Coralville's first school building, which was destroyed in a fire. Coralville Public School is situated 2 miles northeast of First Johnson County Asylum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coralville and University Heights.
Coralville
Town
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Coralville is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is a suburb of Iowa City and part of the Iowa City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 22,318 at the 2020 census. Coralville is situated 2 miles northeast of First Johnson County Asylum.
University Heights
Village
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University Heights is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,228 at the time of the 2020 census. University Heights is situated 2½ miles east of First Johnson County Asylum.
Oakdale
Neighborhood
Oakdale was an unincorporated rural residential village established in 1908 by the State of Iowa as a statewide treatment center for tuberculosis in rural Johnson County, located about five miles northwest of central Iowa City and now a part of Coralville, immediately adjacent to the community of North Liberty. Oakdale is situated 3½ miles north of First Johnson County Asylum.
First Johnson County Asylum
- Type: Building
- Description: historic building located on the far west side of Iowa City, Iowa, United States
- Categories: psychiatric hospital and historic site
- Location: City of Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.6563° or 41° 39′ 23″ northLongitude
-91.60539° or 91° 36′ 19″ westOpen location code
86HCM94V+GROpenStreetMap ID
way 779186172OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=prisonWikidata ID
Q30625797
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