Milledgeville in Baldwin County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Green Building
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 7, 2022
1. The Green Building Marker
Under Thomas F. Green, the patient population soared from 60 to over 700. Care of patients was based on the institution as family. This modeled hospitals to resemble an extended family.
The Green Building was used for more than 30 years beginning in 1947. It was used to house white convalescent patients who suffered from conditions such as schizophrenia.
These patients were likely to never leave.
In the late 1970's and early 1980's, it was re-opened and given to Baldwin County. It was last used by the Department of Children and Family Services, Head Start, and for gifted students and adult literacy.
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(Left) Thomas F. Green
(Right) Backside of the Green Building
Erected by Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1947.
Location. 33° 3.191′ N, 83° 13.282′ W.
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Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Antebellum Trail and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Walker Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Powell Building (about 600 feet away); Milledgeville State Hospital (about 600 feet away); Cornerstone/Auditorium Building (about 700 feet away); Summer Home (of) Governor Herschel V. Johnson (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fort Wilkinson (approx. Ύ
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 7, 2022
2. The Green Building Marker
Regarding The Green Building. It is among some 200 buildings on the former hospital campus. The Central State Hospital Redevelopment Authority was created to revitalize and re-purpose the 2,000-acre site, which has been re-branded as Renaissance Park for business purposes.
Also see . . . Central State Hospital. New Georgia Encyclopedia entry. Excerpt:
Care of patients was based on the institution as family model, which asserted that hospitals were best organized when they resembled extended families. This model was applied at Milledgeville under the leadership of Dr. Thomas A. Green, who served at the hospital from 1845 to 1879. Green ate with staff and patients daily and abolished such physical restraints as chains and ropes. Despite these improvements, treatment for patients often varied according to social class, with wealthier patients receiving more attention and treatment than impoverished charges. One wealthy patient stayed in Greens personal residence (instead of an asylum ward) and married into the superintendents family.(Submitted on December 25, 2024.)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,635 times since then and 129 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
