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  1. 89001948 [1] Added to NRHP. November 13, 1989. Dr. Sylvester Willard Mansion, also known as the Willard-Case Mansion and the Cayuga Museum of History and Art, is a historic mansion and related outbuildings located in Auburn, Cayuga County, New York state.

  2. Feb 4, 2018 · Then, on April 30, 1864, the New York State Legislature authorized Dr. Sylvester D. Willard of Albany (Secretary of the State Medical Society) to investigate the conditions of the insane...

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  4. Dec 21, 2014 · In the meantime, Dr. Sylvester D. Willard, the Surgeon General of New York, had discovered that those with mental illnesses, developmental disabilities, epilepsy, and even alcoholism suffered in torturous conditions in county-based almshouses. Though New York had already forged the path to state-run institutionalization when the Utica Lunatic ...

  5. Oct 17, 2022 · In 1864, an investigation was made concerning the treatment of the “insane” confined in the county poor houses of New York State. Dr. Sylvester D. Willard’s Report was the instrument that persuaded the New York State Legislature to pass, on April 8, 1865, The Willard Act, “ An Act to authorize the establishment of a State asylum for the ...

  6. Dec 17, 2023 · Dec 17, 2023. Dr. Sylvester Willard. Provided. James O'Donnell, special to The Citizen. Though the mansion that now houses the Cayuga Museum of History & Art was a family home for almost...

  7. Aug 28, 2015 · 1836 Willard Mansion A family home based on the cornstarch fortune of Dr. Sylvester Willard, philanthropist and Secretary of the Auburn Theological Seminary Erected 2004 by City of Auburn, NY. Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836. Location.

  8. Dr. Sylvester Willard began serving as the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Auburn Seminary in 1846. He served on the Board for more than 40 years. When Auburn Seminary built this chapel they dedicated to him for his long service. The interior and windows were designed by Jacob Holzer of Tiffany Glass company. It was erected between 1892-1894.

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