Dorthea Dix property

NC State University Centennial Campus (Raleigh, N.C.)
Dorothea Dix Hospital (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Title:
Dorthea Dix property
Description:
Dorthea Dix property, Centennial Campus, North Carolina State
Topics:
Campus and Town
Original Format:
Color slide
Color photograph
Item identifier:
0052728
Names:
North Carolina State University -- Facilities more info on North Carolina State University -- Facilities 
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs

Building: North Carolina State University, Centennial Campus (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Community:
NC State University
State:
NC

Building: Dix, Dorothea Hospital (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)

Architect:
more info on Northup & O'Brien (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 
Architect:
more info on Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892 
Built:
Street:
820 South Boylan Ave.
Community:
Raleigh
State:
North Carolina
Zip:
27603
Architectural note:
The hospital building includes 'Davisean' windows. The core was razed in the mid twentieth century.
Historical note:
The hospital was founded for the insane, and the campus includes other late nineteenth and early twentieth century buildings, such as this structure.
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Subjects:
Historic buildings
Historic sites
Mental health facilities
Latitude, Longitude:
35.771587, -78.653443