St. Vincent's Hospital (Normandy, Missouri)
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| Location | 1600 Castle Park Drive Normandy, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°41′33″N 90°18′24″W / 38.69250°N 90.30667°W |
| Built | 1893 |
| Architect | George R. Mann; Harvey Ellis |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004722[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 12, 1982 |
St. Vincent's Hospital was a
In 1858, the
It opened in August 1858 at Ninth and Marion Streets in St. Louis with four patients and fifteen sisters.
In 1895, the home relocated to St. Vincent's Lane (the current Castle Park Drive), up a hilltop from the Rock Road in St. Louis County. This massive, castle-like building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The
The home was in part financed by the patients' fees. By 1941, the home was operated by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul for the treatment of mental and nervous disorders as well as selected cases of
The census collection consists of three record books of the St. Vincent's Institution for the Insane: cash ledger, 1858–1867; contracts of obligations for patients, 1859–circa 1890; and record of doctors' prescriptions for patients, 1901–1904.