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Clarinda state mental health institute Iowa #262405038
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Clarinda iowa is hime to one of three remaining state hospital buildings or lunatic asylum as they were known when constructed in 1885. The expansive red brick building is based on the kirkbride plan popular in the victorian era consisting of a series of sections stepped back from a central administration tower. Ornate architecture was thought to be an ideal environment for treatment.