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View of front entrance to Preston Building. Preston is named for William C. Preston, member of the Board of Regents (1828-1831), president of South Carolina College, and U.S. senator.

To avoid a financial deficit, Dr. Hall announced "We're going to cut down on food, and hire no more attendants. We will be operating with far fewer attendants than we should have."

Williams once again implores the state government to fund a building for patients undergoing forensic evaluation. The hospital receives blame when these patients escape. He also mentions regular patients who are prone to violence and require a secure…

Lists LaBorde as being used for "Psychiatric care primarily"; notes that there is a level below ground and that the building does not share a common wall with another building or addition.

Chaplain Henry J. Fox Chaplain Annual Report from Oct. 31, 1875 shows the strain on chaplain services and the chaplain staff.

The Columbia Record article gives an overview of how the elderly crowd the SC Mental Hospital and the new 60 treatment plan to decrease patient stay. The hospital can turn away senile people but it can not turn away senile people who's families can…

Photograph of the primary entrance to the Bakery, illustrating the Classical architecturally-inspired archways of the doorways and windows.

Photograph of the white-washed brick extension of the Bakery where flour and bread were stored.

Close up of part of the Bakery covered in vines. The window featured has broken panes, and some bricks have fallen out of place.

A view of the top of the right side of the building. There are multiple repairs that have obviously been made to this side of the building.