Last updated: June 20, 2024
Place
Washington State Hospital Grounds
Olmsted Archives
Quick Facts
Location:
Sedro-Woolly, WA
Significance:
Olmsted Designed Landscape
MANAGED BY:
As with many Pacific Northwest designs, John Charles Olmsted led Olmsted Brothers’ team at the Washington State Hospital, also known as the Northern State Hospital, landscaping 1,086-acres which integrated mental health facilities within farmland. Not only did John Charles’ plan include core hospital buildings, but also had a dairy, piggery, poultry, and orchards, which patients were encouraged to learn to operate.
Work began in the Summer of 1910, with John Charles’ earlier work at a nearby Veterans home won over the Hospital’s board. Representing Washington state’s earliest and largest institutional planning effort, Northern State Hospital is a remarkable example of merging healthcare and agriculture. Assisting John Charles for nearly ten years was James Frederick Dawson, who managed the site’s planting plan.
Source: "Northern State Hospital," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
Olmsted Online
Work began in the Summer of 1910, with John Charles’ earlier work at a nearby Veterans home won over the Hospital’s board. Representing Washington state’s earliest and largest institutional planning effort, Northern State Hospital is a remarkable example of merging healthcare and agriculture. Assisting John Charles for nearly ten years was James Frederick Dawson, who managed the site’s planting plan.
Source: "Northern State Hospital," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
Olmsted Online