View, House, Dorothea Dix Hospital, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
Dorothea Dix Hospital (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- View, House, Dorothea Dix Hospital, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
- Topics:
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Architecture
- Subjects:
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Houses
- Original Format:
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Color slide
- Extent:
- 2 x 2 in.
- Item identifier:
- bh2075pnc006
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Architectural photographs
- Location:
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Raleigh (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.
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:
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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:
- Northup & O'Brien (Winston-Salem, N.C.) more info on Northup & O'Brien (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
- Architect:
- Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892 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:
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Raleigh (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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Historic buildings
Historic sites
Mental health facilities
- Latitude, Longitude:
- 35.771587, -78.653443