Historic Gladesville hospital, an early Sydney "lunatic asylum" (1838), was a hospital for the mentally ill until 1997 when all services were transferred elsewhere.
In 1869, the Lunatic Asylum was renamed Gladesville Hospital for the Insane. By the mid-1960s, the institution was known simply as Gladesville Hospital.
The original sandstone complex was gorgeous, including the Medical Superintendent's Residence and the gatekeeper's lodges. I am sure the so-called psychiatric services were hideous during the 19th century, but at least the buildings can be used still.
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