Fall picture of the Dewey Center, Milwaukee Psychiatric Hospital

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Fall picture of the Dewey Center, Milwaukee Psychiatric Hospital (1980's)

The Billings House was probably constructed in the 1940’s. It contained 2 nursing units: one 8 bed unit and one 12 bed unit. It was used for such a purpose through the 1960’s. In the 1990’s, it was called the Bridgeway Dewey IRTP building. It was an Inpatient Residential Treatment Program that provided individual and family care, self help and support programs, and activity therapy. In the 21^st center, the building was called the Dewey Center and contained the adult chemical dependency services. The building was demolished in 2018 to make way for a newer and bigger Dewey Center that opened in 2018. The new Dewey building is located about 50-100 yards east of the original Dewey Center.

Contributor

Jon Van Beckum- Archivist

Date

1980's

Type

Photograph

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jpeg

Source

Aurora Psychiatric Hospital- Archives

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Please credit Advocate Aurora Health as the source of this material.