- Mills Building, South Carolina State Hospital
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Mills Building, South Carolina State Hospital
Mills Building, South Carolina State Hospital
Location: 2100 Bull St., Columbia, South Carolina Coordinates: 34°0′52″N 81°2′0″W / 34.01444°N 81.033333°WCoordinates: 34°0′52″N 81°2′0″W / 34.01444°N 81.033333°W Built: 1822 Architect: Robert Mills; Samuel Sloan Architectural style: No Style Listed Governing body: State NRHP Reference#: 70000890 Significant dates Added to NRHP: June 5, 1970[1] Designated NHL: November 7, 1973[2] 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."[2]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.[2][3]
Additions to the building were designed by Samuel Sloan.[4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c "Mills Building, South Carolina State Hospital". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1046&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- ^ 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. http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/richland/S10817740004/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
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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