Terrell State Hospital

Terrell State Hospital
Terrell State Hospital, original building
Map
Geography
LocationTerrell, Texas, United States
Organization
Care systemTexas Department of State Health Services
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityPsychiatric hospital
History
Former name(s)
  • North Texas Lunatic Asylum[1]
  • North Texas Hospital for the Insane[1]
OpenedJuly 14, 1885; 139 years ago (1885-07-14)[1]
Links
Websitewww.hhs.texas.gov/services/mental-health-substance-use/state-hospitals/terrell-state-hospital
ListsHospitals 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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Terrell State Hospital". Kirkbride Buildings. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  3. ^ Lucko, Paul M. (1 January 2003). "The Governor and the Bat: Prison Reform during the Oscar B. Colquitt Administration, 1911-1915". The Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 106 (3). Texas State Historical Association: 396–471. ISSN 0038-478X. JSTOR 30239345. 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.

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