Utica State Hospital, originally, New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica, was the first institution built by the State of New York for care and treatment of the mentally ill. The architect, William Clarke was not an architect by trade, but he was a captain in the army and an entrepreneur known for running a lottery in Utica, New York. Mr Clarke was also one of the commissioners for the New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica. - AsNotedIn

The American Journal of Insanity and Its Editor, Amariah Brigham.

The American Journal of Insanity (AJI) was first published in June, 1844, by Amariah Brigham, Superintendent of the Utica (NY) State Hospital. He was said to have been the author of the entire first issue, which included six articles, a list of existing mental asylums in the U.S., and notes on insanity from France. His aim for The Journal was to acquaint its readers with the nature and varieties of mental illness and with methods of prevention and care for patients.

The AJI remained the property of the Utica State Hospital, though it served as the official publication of the Superintendents' Association. In 1892, the journal was bought by The Association, and in 1921, the name was changed to the present American Journal of Psychiatry by The American Psychiatric Association. - US National Library of Medicine, NIH