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Oct 14, 2020 · RESEARCH TIP OF THE MONTH: RECORDS OF THE STATE HOSPITAL/DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH. Wed, 10/14/2020. By Wade H. Dorsey, Supervisor, Reference Services. The South Carolina State Hospital, now the Department of Mental Health, was born as the state Lunatic Asylum and created by an act of the General Assembly in 1821.
Feb 27, 2020 · Known statewide as “Bull Street” because its entrance lies at the corner of Bull and Elmwood, the South Carolina State Hospital was the nation’s second-oldest public mental facility, admitting its first patient in 1828. By 2000, however, only a few patients remained, and its buildings sat abandoned and rotting.
Oct 23, 2022 · South Carolina State Hospital; Construction Began: 1828 Kirkbride Built in 1858: Opened: 1828: Closed: 2015: Current Status: Closed: Building Style: Pre-1854 Plans & Kirkbride Plan: Architect(s) Robert Mills: Location: Columbia, SC: Alternate Names: South Carolina Lunatic Asylum; Columbia State Hospital; Columbia Area Mental Health Center
Image courtesy South Carolina Department of Archives and HistorySite SignificanceCompleted in phases from 1857-1885, the sprawling and iconic Babcock Building essentially served as the “front door” for the South Carolina State Hospital, a campus where hu...
Oct 15, 2020 · While it hasn’t all been bright, the South Carolina State Hospital has quite a history. Up until about a month ago when a three-alarm fire ravaged the Babcock building, its dome, or cupola, was a recognizable + historic piece of Columbia’s skyline.
Jul 28, 2017 · South Carolina State Hospital Mills Building. Quick Facts. Location: 2100 Bull Street, Richland, South Carolina. Significance: Architecture, Science, Social/Humanitarian. Designation: National Register of Historic Places. OPEN TO PUBLIC: No.
Down on Bull Street is a one-hour program that explores the evolution and history of the South Carolina State Hospital and its efforts to provide services to the mentally ill. Produced,...
