For several hours last night and this morning, I have been hunting for Kirkbride buildings on Google Maps. They're quite easy to pick out, and it seemed like a fun activity but ended up consuming a lot of time! Kirkbrides were primarily used as state-funded insane asylums, frequently referred to as Such-and-Such State Hospital. Most are in the United States - the original is in Philadelphia - but I found one in Australia as well; unfortunately the picture isn't clear enough to include here because the photos that are stitched together are too different. I also read A History of Spring Grove with interest; although that hospital's Kirkbride building has been torn down, it is still operating in Catonsville, MD.

• Athens State Hospital - blurry, but dead center in the picture; switch to map view if you are having trouble seeing it


• Buffalo State Hospital - ignore the red marker, that's just the address; the Kirkbride is the big building


• Danvers State Hospital


• Dixmont State Hospital - at least I think this is it


• Northampton State Hospital


• Traverse City State Hospital - design seems odd but I'm certain this is it; followed these directions and this is where it led


• St. Elizabeth's Hospital - still in operation; would-be assassin John Hinckley lives here


• Independence State Hospital - couldn't find much about this place, it's in Iowa; an old photo is here