Terrell State Hospital
Appearance
Terrell State Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Terrell, Texas, United States |
Organization | |
Care system | Texas Department of State Health Services |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Speciality | Psychiatric hospital |
History | |
Former name(s) | |
Opened | July 14, 1885[1] |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in Texas |
Terrell State Hospital is a public psychiatric hospital located in Terrell, Texas, United States. Opened in 1885, it was originally known as the North Texas Lunatic Asylum.[1] The original hospital building was built according to the Kirkbride Plan.[2]
Notable people
- Oscar Branch Colquitt - 25th Governor of Texas, served on the board of managers.[3]: 402
References
- ^ a b c d Hart, Brian (1 July 1995) [1976]. "Terrell State Hospital". Handbook of Texas Online. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Terrell State Hospital". Kirkbride Buildings. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- OCLC 1766223. p. 402:
Colquitt, who formerly served on the board of managers for the Terrell State Insane Asylum, did, however, express a great deal of empathy for prisoners and other wards of the state.
Further reading
- Britton, Benny (2008). Terrell State Hospital, 1883–2008. Volunteer Services Council of Terrell State Hospital. OCLC 464640093.
- Keller, Mabel Covington (August 1950). "VI. Terrell". History of Kaufman County, Texas (MSc). pp. 122–123. Retrieved 18 April 2022 – via University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library.
- Yanni, Carla (12 April 2007). The Architecture of Madness: Insane Asylums in the United States (First ed.). OL 8070992M.
- "Who's Mental and Who's Dead?". OCLC 1586244.
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