Georgia State Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum campus
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The Georgia State Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum campus, now known as Central State Hospital, is a historic former psychiatric hospital complex in Milledgeville, Georgia, once one of the largest mental health institutions in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historic district
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medical institution complex ⓘ psychiatric hospital campus ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Central State Hospital
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Central State Hospital campus, Milledgeville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Neoclassical architecture
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Victorian architecture ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentName | Central State Hospital campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
partially active mental health facilities
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vacant and abandoned historic buildings ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| eraOfGreatestExpansion |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| formerName | Georgia State Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | Central State Hospital cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
administration buildings
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cemeteries ⓘ chapels ⓘ farm structures ⓘ hospital buildings ⓘ power plant ⓘ residential cottages ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered a historic site ⓘ |
| historicUse |
institutionalization of people with epilepsy
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institutionalization of people with intellectual disabilities ⓘ long‑term institutionalization of people with mental illness ⓘ |
| inception | 1842 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Milledgeville, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Baldwin County, Georgia
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State of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| near |
Oconee River
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downtown Milledgeville ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial treatment practices typical of large 19th–20th century asylums
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large scale of institutional care ⓘ role in history of psychiatry in the American South ⓘ |
| operator | Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
mental health institution
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state psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| owner | State of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPatientPopulation | over 10,000 patients ⓘ |
| significance | once one of the largest mental health institutions in the United States ⓘ |
| topicOf |
historic preservation efforts
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studies of institutionalization and mental health reform in Georgia ⓘ |
| transportAccess | served by U.S. Route 441 ⓘ |
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Central State Hospital campus
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Georgia State Lunatic, Idiot, and Epileptic Asylum campus
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