A prime example of

adaptive reuse architecture, 

Willard Psychiatric Center documentary images

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Office of Mental Health Willard Asylum for the Insane New York (State). Department of Mental Hygiene Nightingale, Florence. unknown unknown 2018-12-07 ... Center for the Arts derives its name from our campus' historic role in the manufacturing of optical glass lenses and safety goggles here in the United States.