View, Broughton Hospital (Western North Carolina Insane Asylum, later State Hospital), Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina

Broughton Hospital (Morganton, N.C.)

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Title:: View, Broughton Hospital (Western North Carolina Insane Asylum, later State Hospital), Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Colonial revival (Architecture)
Hospitals
Original Format:: Color slide
Extent:: 2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:: bh1055pnc001
Genre:: Architectural photographs
Location:: Morganton (N.C.)
Digital Project:: Built Heritage

Repository:: Preservation North Carolina
Collection:: Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
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Rights:: Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from Preservation North Carolina. For general information see the Preservation North Carolina website (http://www.presnc.org).
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Funding:: Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Architect:: Sloan, Samuel, 1815-1884 more info on Sloan, Samuel, 1815-1884
Architect:: Bauer, Gustavus Adolphus, 1858-1898 more info on Bauer, Gustavus Adolphus, 1858-1898
Builder:: Walker, James, 1827-1901 more info on Walker, James, 1827-1901

Architectural note:: The hospital underwent additions and renovations in 1886 and in the twentieth century, in response to modern ideas on treating mental illness.
Historical note:: The hospital was authorized by state legislature to relieve the existing insane asylum, and was designed under the influence of Thomas Kirkland, hospital planner. The hospital opened in 1883 and was renamed in 1959 for former governor Melville Broughton. The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:: Morganton (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
Hospitals
Mental health facilities
National Register of Historic Places