Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Salem Government #27 (Continued): Oregon State Hospital – Dome Building

IMG_3837 Dome Building at Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon on September 17, 2006
Dome Building on September 17, 2006

Oregon State Hospital's Dome Building, also known as Building #36, was built in 1912.

IMG_3838 Dome Building at Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon on September 17, 2006
Dome Building on September 17, 2006

The Dome Building portrayed the mental hospital in the 1975 Jack Nicholson film adaptation of Ken Kesey's 1962 novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

IMG_8395 Dome Building at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon on August 12, 2007
Dome Building on September 17, 2006

The Dome Building is surrounded by large trees that make it difficult to take a clear photograph of the building.

IMG_8398 Dome Building at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon on August 12, 2007
Dome Building on September 17, 2006

Historical Photos:
Dome Building, August 1940 (Salem Public Library)
Dome Building, unknown date (Oregon State Library)
Dome Building, unknown date (Oregon State Library)

IMG_8399 Dome Building at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon on August 12, 2007
Dome Building on September 17, 2006

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