Adams-Nervine Asylum
| Adams-Nervine Asylum | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Location | Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°18′13″N 71°7′31″W / 42.30361°N 71.12528°W |
| History | |
| Construction started | 1875 |
| Opened | 1880 |
| Closed | 1976 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Massachusetts |
Adams-Nervine Asylum | |
| Location | 990–1020 Centre St., Boston, Massachusetts |
| Area | 8.6 acres (3.5 ha) |
| Built | 1875 |
| Architect | J. Pickering Putnam et al. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Queen Anne, French Mansard |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004456 |
| Significant dates | |
| Closed | 1976 |
| Added to NRHP | June 1, 1982 |
The Adams-Nervine Asylum was incorporated in 1877 and opened in 1880 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. The estate provided an attractive, picturesque setting, as it was situated on Centre Street, in the neighborhood of Bussey Park and the Arnold Arboretum. Having previously been owned by J. Gardiner Weld, it was purchased by Seth Adams with his fortune acquired from his sugar refinery in South Boston. With his brother Isaac, Seth had formerly manufactured printing presses and machinery. On his death, his estate bequeathed $600,000 for the establishment of a curative institution for the benefit of indigent, debilitated and nervous people: inhabitants of the State who were not insane. The trustees purchased neighboring properties for the Asylum in 1879. The estate was vacated in 1976 and left to The Adams Trust.