The Harrisburg State Hospital first opened its doors in 1851. Those doors will close January 31, 2006. The State Department of Public Welfare decided to close the hospital earlier this year.

Now, 18 years after the closing of the Harrisburg State Hospital big plans are finally underway to redevelop the campus, plans that could soon leave it little more than a memory, as the bulk of ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The historic Harrisburg State Hospital is getting a renewed lease under the state’s control. The Department of General Services announced on Tuesday, Nov. 22 ...

A 1963 photo of Harrisburg State Hospital, the midstate's only state-run psychiatric ward and one of the oldest in the state. The facility closed Jan. 27, 2006, under Gov. Ed Rendell's administration.

The fire chief said it was a challenge for firefighters because they did not have any water due to the water lines at the complex being repaired. The fire chief said it was a challenge for ...

formerly known as the Harrisburg State Hospital. The history of the site goes back to 1851, when Pennsylvania’s first mental hospital was built there. At the time, it was called the Pennsylvania ...

State workers will relocate there from the DGS Annex, the former Harrisburg State Hospital grounds, and state offices on Herr Street and the Office of Medical Assistance Programs space in Camp Hill.

Dating to 1845, the Harrisburg State Hospital closed in 2006. The site, located across from the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex on North Cameron Street, has remained mostly dormant ever since.

Firefighters battled a massive blaze at the abandoned Harrisburg State Hospital grounds in Susquehanna Township late Monday, Dec. 9, leaving the historic Cherrywood building in ruins, officials said.

A coalition of groups has formed as the Committee for the Future of Harrisburg State Hospital and is trying to find a potential buyer that will protect buildings on the National Register of ...