page_title: South Carolina State Hospital
hierarchical_section_title: South Carolina State Hospital
caption_attribution_description: English: BUILDINGS BUILT BETWEEN 1822 AND 1827; THIS BUILDING STILL IS IN USE BUT NOT AS A MENTAL INSTITUTION This is an image of a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 70000890 More images
context_page_description: The South Carolina State Hospital is a publicly funded state-run psychiatric hospital in Columbia, South Carolina. Founded in 1821 as the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, it was one of the first public mental hospitals established in the United States. The Mills Building, its first building, was designed by early American architect Robert Mills, and is a National Historic Landmark. The hospital had more than 1,000 patients in 1900, but with the transition of mental health facilities to community settings, it is now much smaller, occupying a small portion of its campus, with other parts housing offices and facilities of the state's Department of Mental Health.
context_section_description: The South Carolina State Hospital is a publicly funded state-run psychiatric hospital in Columbia, South Carolina.  Founded in 1821 as the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, it was one of the first public mental hospitals established in the United States.   The Mills Building, its first building, was designed by early American architect Robert Mills, and is a National Historic Landmark.  The hospital had more than 1,000 patients in 1900, but with the transition of mental health facilities to community settings, it is now much smaller, occupying a small portion of its campus, with other parts housing offices and facilities of the state's Department of Mental Health.
caption: Mills building in 2012
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