Harrisburg State Hospital, formerly known as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital from 1851 to 1937, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County, on Cameron and McClay Streets, was Pennsylvania’s first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled.
- Architect(s): John Haviland / Addison Hutton
- Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- Date: 1851 / 1935
- Building Type: Health Care
- Construction System: Sandstone, Brick, Stone, Sandstone, Iron
- Building Style: Classical Revival
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