First Johnson County Asylum
The asylum building is on the right.
First Johnson County Asylum is located in Iowa
First Johnson County Asylum
First Johnson County Asylum is located in the United States
First Johnson County Asylum
LocationWest of Iowa City
Coordinates41°39′22.6″N 91°36′19.4″W / 41.656278°N 91.605389°W / 41.656278; -91.605389
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

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Leah D. Rogers. "Johnson County Poor Farm and Asylum Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-06-09.
  2. 1 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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