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|Body= The original [[St Elizabeths Hospital|main building]] was built from brick made on the place, and in architectural style is a modification of the Kirkbride plan, each wing receding from the center, in echelon. The building itself is in the collegiate Gothic style. The main building was under construction for several years, and additional wings were added to it over time. Other construction, however, was undertaken in the meantime. Shortly after the opening of the hospital, during fiscal year 1855-6, a building was opened for the colored insane, which the superintendent stated in his report he believed to be the "first and only special provision for the suitable care of the African when afflicted with insanity which has yet been made in any part of the world."                                 
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|Body= As far back as 1694 the [[South Carolina State Hospital|Lord Proprietors of the Carolinas]] decreed that the indigent mentally ill should be cared for locally at public expense. In 1751 the colonial government similarly recognized the mental health needs of slaves. In 1762 the Fellowship Society of Charleston established an infirmary for the mentally ill. But it was not until the 1800s that the mental health movement received legislative attention at the state level.                                        
 
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Latest revision as of 11:49, 8 February 2026

Featured Image Of The Week

SCSH 1960 03.jpg
As far back as 1694 the Lord Proprietors of the Carolinas decreed that the indigent mentally ill should be cared for locally at public expense. In 1751 the colonial government similarly recognized the mental health needs of slaves. In 1762 the Fellowship Society of Charleston established an infirmary for the mentally ill. But it was not until the 1800s that the mental health movement received legislative attention at the state level.