Front view, Spring Hill House, Dorothea Dix Hospital, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina

Dorothea Dix Hospital (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Item information

Title:
Front view, Spring Hill House, Dorothea Dix Hospital, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Topics:
Architecture
Subjects:
Houses
Porches
Original Format:
Color slide
Extent:
2 x 2 in.
Item identifier:
bh2075pnc004
Created Date:
Genre:
Architectural photographs
Location:
Raleigh (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

Repository:
Preservation North Carolina
Collection:
Preservation North Carolina Historic Architecture Slide Collection, 1965-2005 (PNC slides) held by Preservation North Carolina
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
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).
RightsStatements.org:
In Copyright
For more information:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0
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.

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