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Governor Byrnes and around one hundred people from the General Assembly toured the state mental hospital, their "problem number 1." On the tour Governor Byrnes noted overcrowded living conditions, patients without clothing, a lack of elevators, the…

This packet inlcudes a timeline for the Mills Building and photos of the mid-1980s rehabilitation of the building and the new addition

The article in The State newspaper highlights the nearly complete rehabilitation of the Mills Building and construction of a modern addition, connected to the east wing on the south elevation. The article reveals that the building was purchased under…

The SHPO report outlines the history of SHPO involvement in the Mills Building including nominating the building to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and as a National Historic Landmark in 1974. In 1983-1984 a feasibility study was…

Survey report of the physical condition of buildings at both the Bull Street Campus and the State Park Campus. This excerpt includes the portions concerning the Mills Building, which functioned as the nurses' quarters at the time of the survey. The…

Facility goals for the Department of Mental Health for fiscal year

Brief description of Physical Plant Services work for fiscal year

History of the State Hospital; chapel plans near completion as well as remodelling and renovation plans for several wards

New designs for "Village" concept; added to warehouse and worked on Thompson Building

Basic maintenance performed with little of note otherwise