Former Eloise Psychiatric Hospital for sale for $1.5 million

By Alaina Nutile

Nov 10, 2015 at 10:49 am

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The complex that used to house the Eloise Psychiatric Hospital on Michigan Avenue in Westland is up for sale, the Detroit Free Press reported yesterday. The asking price? A cool $1.5 million.

Currently under Wayne County ownership, an interested buyer could scoop up the 50+ acres which includes a fire house from the 1800s, a decommissioned power plant, two maintenance buildings, and a parking lot.

The Eloise Psychiatric Hospital first opened as a "poorhouse" in 1830 and took in some 10,000 residents during its heyday, before transitioning to an institution for the mentally ill and finally shuttering in 1984.

Now see: 8 fantastic photos of the Eloise Psychiatric Hospital and its patients>>

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Alaina Nutile

Alaina Nutile is a Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Detroit Metro Times and Cleveland Scene Magazine. Previously, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College where she double majored in...