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. Two wings were added to the original building six years later. All that remains of this structure is this wing that housed the mentally ill.[3] The single-story wood frame structure with a gable roof was used by the county for this purpose until 1886 when a new facility was completed. It was initially thought that it was built in 1859, but later research revealed that it was built in 1861 and that it was moved a short distance to this location in 1888.[1] This building served for many years as a hog building on the Johnson County Poor Farm.[4] It is now part of an education-based farm program called Grow:Johnson County. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[2] In 2014 it was included as a contributing property in the Johnson County Poor Farm and Asylum Historic District.[1]

First Johnson County Asylum
The asylum building is on the right.
LocationWest of Iowa City
Coordinates41°39′22.6″N 91°36′19.4″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1861[1]
Part ofJohnson County Poor Farm and Asylum Historic District (ID14000668)
NRHP reference No.78001226[2]
Added to NRHPAugust 31, 1978

References

  1. Leah D. Rogers. "Johnson County Poor Farm and Asylum Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  2. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miltner. "First Johnson County Asylum". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-06-09. with photo(s)
  4. "What We Do". Grow:Johnson County. Retrieved 2017-06-09.


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