Dorothea Dix Hospital

The Dorothea Dix Hospital was the first North Carolina psychiatric hospital, located three miles southwest of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, and named after mental health advocate Dorothea Dix from New England.

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Type: Hospital
Description: hospital in North Carolina, United States
Also known as: “Dorothea Dix State Hospital” and “North Carolina Hospital for the Mentally Ill”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Raleigh Union Station and Central Prison.

Raleigh Union Station

Railway station

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Raleigh Union Station is an intermodal transit station in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Train service began the morning of July 10, 2018. Its main building serves as an Amtrak train station, while a future adjacent building will serve as the bus terminus for GoTriangle. Raleigh Union Station is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Dorothea Dix Hospital.

Central Prison

Prison

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Central Prison is a prison operated by the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction in Raleigh, North Carolina. The prison, west of Downtown Raleigh, is on 29 acres of land and is bounded by a double wire fence with a razor ribbon on top. Central Prison is situated 3,100 feet north of Dorothea Dix Hospital.

North Carolina State Capitol

Public building

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The North Carolina State Capitol is the former seat of the legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina which housed all of the state's government until 1888. North Carolina State Capitol is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Dorothea Dix Hospital.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boylan Heights and Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens.

Boylan Heights

Neighborhood

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Boylan Heights is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Developed in the early 20th century it was one of the earliest planned suburbs in the city.

Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens

Neighborhood

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Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is a historic home and garden located at Oberlin Village in Raleigh, North Carolina. The main house is a modest 19th century turreted late Victorian period frame cottage, with a Colonial Revival style studio wing and kitchen and dining porch added in 1937.

Historic Oakwood

Neighborhood

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Historic Oakwood is a neighborhood in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places, that is known for its Historic Oakwood Cemetery and many Victorian and Second Empire houses. Historic Oakwood is situated 1½ miles northeast of Dorothea Dix Hospital.

Dorothea Dix Hospital

Categories: psychiatric hospital and health care
Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.76917° or 35° 46′ 9″ north

Longitude

-78.65524° or 78° 39′ 19″ west

Elevation

364 feet (111 metres)

Open location code

8773Q89V+MW

GeoNames ID

4463937

Wikidata ID

Q5298239

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Dorothea Dix Hospital” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Dorothea Dix Hospital”
French: “Dorothea Dix Hospital”
German: “Dorothea Dix Hospital”
Italian: “Dorothea Dix Hospital”
Spanish: “Dorothea Dix Hospital”

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