Mills
Dublin Core
Title
Mills
Description
Mills Building, South Carolina State Hospital, Columbia, SC
Creator
Kayla Halberg
Rights
Refer to items for rights statements.
Coverage
1821-Present
Collection Items
"Hospital Area Columbia” Cropped
!["Hospital Area Columbia” Cropped](https://www.digitalussouth.org/bullstreet/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/afd8f3030c892f9ef950760e7d627c16.jpg ""Hospital Area Columbia” Cropped")
Map of Bull Street Campus drawn in 1941 to mark gasoline and kerosine lines. Image has been cropped to show detail of Mills Building and its outbuildings.
Report of the Regents of the Lunatic Asylum to the Legislature of South Carolina: November, 1848
Cover has a hand written note stating, "Refer to page 14- Act to authorize admission of Persons of Color into the Lunatic Asylum-Dec. 19, 1948."
Elevation of the Back or South Front of the Lunatic Asylum
Original drawing of the South elevation of the Mills Building. Shows original plan of the porch.
Principal Story of the Lunatic Asylum, Columbia, SC
Original plan of the first story of the Mills Building, showing the central structure, with two flanking wings to east and west. Also describes room functions.
Basement or Office Story
Original plan of the basement, or ground floor, of the Mills Building, showing two flanking wings to the east and west of the central structure. Groin vaults are marked with "X." Description of room functions.
Plan of the Attic Story
Original plan of the attic story of the Mills Building. This story served hospital and surgical functions and also lead to roof top "premenades." The roof of the central structure served as as a rooftop garden for visitors, while the roof of the…
!["General Plan” of Mills Building](https://www.digitalussouth.org/bullstreet/omeka/files/square_thumbnails/a68ee0bfb767cf0085fa202be1b5d178.jpg ""General Plan” of Mills Building")
An Act to Authorize the Erection of Suitable Buildings for a Lunatic Asylum, and a School for the Deaf and Dumb
A reproduction of the original legislative act authorizing the construction of a Lunatic Asylum in South Carolina. It lists commissioners, as well as preliminary plans and construction materials for a building.
Interior Photograph of Mills Building
Interior photograph of the Mills Building shows interior features including doors, molding, window, and groin vault.