Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Tennessee Hospital for the Insane
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020
1. Tennessee Hospital for the Insane Marker
In 1832, the Tenn. legislature approved the state's first asylum, established in 1840 southwest of Nashville. The State bought this land in 1848, after activist-reformer Dorothea Dix and asylum staff called for improved facilities. Prominent architect Adolphus Heiman designed the Gothic-style complex with octagonal towers and separate wards. Opened in 1852 and renamed Central State Hospital in 1920, it closed in 1995. A stone gatehouse and unmarked graves are all that remain.Erected 2018 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 175.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Civil Rights • Law Enforcement • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.
Location. 36° 6.47′ N, 86° 40.644′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. Marker is at the intersection
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ezell House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Tennessee/Spring Water Brewery (approx. 1.3 miles away); Una Community (approx. 1˝ miles away); Tolbert Fanning (approx. 1˝ miles away); GranDale (approx. 2.2 miles away); Buchanan Log House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Mill Creek Baptist Church and Graveyard (approx. 2.9 miles away); Locust Hill (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 21, 2020
2. Tennessee Hospital for the Insane Marker
Original stone gatehouse to the right.
Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,095 times since then and 406 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 23, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
