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View of North side of Benet Auditorium. Note the slope of the landscape, which allows for an extra above ground floor in the back of the building.

Rear of the Benet Auditorium/Horger Library Building. The back of the library section is in the foreground.

This article describes the overcrwded population at the South Carolina State hospital and the yearly increase of amitted patients. "A new mental health law passed on March7, 1952 makes it easier for a patient to be admitted, particularly in relation…

An 1842 record of meeting minutes showing Superintendent Maximilian Laborde request for assistance from local clergy.

A report of the conditions of the buildings on the State Mental Hospital campus in 1949. The report lists individual buildings and gives a brief description of each. I have included the pages for the Parker Building and the Parker Annex.

This is a section from a 1949 engineering survey by an outside firm. The report identifies the Taylor Building as one of the worst facilities at Bull Street and singles it out for a detailed evaluation. Inspectors consider it overcrowded, outdated,…

This is a section from a 1949 engineering survey by an outside firm. The report identifies the Thompson Building as overcrowded, unsafe, and completely unsuited for the specialized care of high risk patients.

This is a section from a 1949 engineering survey by an outside firm. The report identifies the Talley Building as overcrowded, unsafe, and completely unsuited for the specialized care of high risk patients.

This is a section from a 1949 engineering survey by an outside firm. The report notes the lack of emergency power generation. There is also no centralized locking system, but rather, multiple keys corresponding to various locks. In the event of an…

This is a section from a 1949 engineering survey by an outside firm. The report identifies Building No. 6 at State Park as overcrowded, unsafe, and completely unsuited for the specialized care of high risk patients.