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Locked up in lockdown: historic prisons and asylums as alternative housing with adaptive re-use challenges

This study examined two existing buildings as examples of progressive nineteenth century institutional design. The West Virginia Penitentiary at Moundsville is a strong example of the Auburn model of prison design. The Weston State Hospital, also in West Virginia and known originally as the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, belongs to the Kirkbride model of asylum design. Both building types constitute a significant yet often ignored place in shelter and housing history. Both buildings now exist in liminal states by not being used for their original purposes; neither have strong advocates to shape their re-use. Currently, the buildings are used for tourist and police training purposes. Beyond economic disincentives, this paper argues that adaptive re-use challenges may be due to specific memories and shame associated with their original uses as institutions.