Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital in New Jersey, opened in 1876, demolished in 2015. Even the main entrance block (the Kirkbride Building) with its many columns has gone, thanks to:-
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Governor Chris Christie announced that the state was not considering a bid by Alma Realty to restore the property at no cost to the state. Despite considerable public opposition and open protest, the main Kirkbride building was demolished.
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...which makes this footage one of the best ways to see this complex of buildings. (According to wiki, "the base of this building was the alleged largest continuous foundation in the United States from the time it was built until it was surpassed by the Pentagon in 1943", which is admittedly grasping at straws to get yourself into the record books.)
At its peak it housed over 7,000 patients - the most famous being Woody Guthrie who was there for 6 years. The Guthrie family put BDylan on the Permitted Visitors list, and the 19-year old Bob became a regular visitor and friend to Woody during his declining years.
The US has never fought off an invasive war on its own territory, so it's lucky to have governors like Christie who are helping to destroy the USA's heritage without the inconvenience of an invading army.