Mills Building, South Carolina State Hospital
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| Mills Building, South Carolina State Hospital | |
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| Location: | 2100 Bull St., Columbia, South Carolina |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1822 |
| Architect: | Robert Mills; Samuel Sloan |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Designated as NHL: | November 07, 1973[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | June 05, 1970[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 70000890 |
| Governing body: | State |
Mills Building, South Carolina State Hospital, formerly known as the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, is a building designed by Robert Mills in Columbia, South Carolina.
Although it has not had mental patients since 1937, the National Park Service states: "Constructed between 1822 and 1827, this is the oldest building in the country to be used continuously as a mental institution and one of the first mental hospitals built with public funds."[1]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.[1][3]
Additions to the building were designed by Samuel Sloan.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Mills Building, South Carolina State Hospital. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Tray Stephenson and Bernard Kearse (May 2, 1973), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: South Carolina State Hospital Mills BuildingPDF (32 KB), National Park Service and Accompanying three photos, exterior and interior, from 1970 and undatedPDF (32 KB)
- ^ South Carolina State Hospital, Mills Building, Richland County (2100 Bull St., Columbia). National Register Properties in South Carolina listing. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
[edit] External links
- South Carolina State Hospital, Mills Building, Richland County (2100 Bull St., Columbia), with 20 photos, at South Carolina Department of Archives and History
- Lunatic Asylum: 19 photos, 10 data pages, at Historic American Building Survey
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