Eastern State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the oldest psychiatric hospital in this country. Built in 1773, it was the first public facility in the United States constructed solely for the care and treatment of the mentally ill. The original building had burned but was reconstructed in 1985. Percival Goodhouse was one of the first patients admitted to the Eastern State Hospital after its opening on October 12, 1773. This is link to the hospital’s official historical website which was created by students at the college of William and Mary :
http://www.esh.dmhmrsas.virginia.gov/
