Asylum Retreat Tower
BRATTLEBORO RETREAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1834 and was designed to provide humane care for patients suffering from mental illnesses.
As with many facilities for mental health during that period, doctors believed fresh air and exercise would help treat ailing patients. In 1887, construction began on Retreat Tower. Patients were designated to construct the tower as it was believed the physical activity would help their treatment.
Asylum Retreat Tower
BRATTLEBORO RETREAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1834 and was designed to provide humane care for patients suffering from mental illnesses.
As with many facilities for mental health during that period, doctors believed fresh air and exercise would help treat ailing patients. In 1887, construction began on Retreat Tower. Patients were designated to construct the tower as it was believed the physical activity would help their treatment.