Ararat, Australia

J Ward

J Ward, originally the Ararat County Gaol, was an Australian prison, of the latter a psychiatric facility to house the criminally insane, located in Ararat, Victoria, Australia. Construction of the gaol commenced in 1859 and the facility was opened in October 1861. In 1887, it was converted for use as a maximum security psychiatric ward for the criminally insane.

City
Ararat
Country
Australia
Category
Museum
Suggested visit
About 120 minutes

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