Alabama Insane Hospital
- Also Known As: Bryce Hospital
- Address: 200 University Blvd
- Neighborhood of University, Tusca in Tuscaloosa, AL
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1847/00/00 | Dorothea Lynde Dix | Vocation | Dorothea Dix appears before the Alabama Legislature to plead for the establishment of a state hospital for the insane | |||
| 1853/00/00 | Sloan and Stewart | Architect | Construction begins on the Alabama Insane Hospital | |||
| 1853/05/10 | Dr Thomas Kirkbride | Consulting Architect | At the Eutaw House hotel (lost) in Baltimore, MD, Dr Thomas Kirkbride presents his plans for the Alabama Hospital for the Insane at the 8th meeting of the Association of Superintendents of Insane Hospitals. | |||
| 1860/00/00 | Bryce,Peter | Significant name | On the advise of Dorothea Dix, Dr Peter Bryce, is named superintendent of the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane | |||
| 1860/00/00 | Dorothea Lynde Dix | Vocation | On the advise of Dorothea Dix, Dr Peter Bryce, is named superintendent of the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane | |||
| 1861/00/00 | Dr Thomas Kirkbride | Consulting Architect | First patients are admitted to the Alabama Insane Hospital, construction is finally completed in 1866 - cost: $250,000 for the building and $29,000 for furnishings and enclosing the grounds |
| Particulars for Alabama Insane Hospital: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Health-medicine |
| Criteria | Historic Event |
| Historic Use | Hospital |
| Architectural Style | Italianate |
| Disease | Mental Illness |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Criteria | Person |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
| Owner | State |
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