Austin State Hospital

Austin State Hospital, formerly known until 1925 as the Texas State Lunatic Asylum, is a 240-bed psychiatric hospital located in . It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of , and the oldest continuously operating west of the .
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  • Type: Hospital
  • Description: historic place in Austin, Travis County, Texas
  • Also known as: State Lunatic Asylum
  • Historically known as: Texas State Lunatic Asylum
  • Address: 4110 Guadalupe Street, Austin, 78751

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hyde Park Presbyterian Church and Elisabet Ney Museum.

Church
is a historic church in , United States. The structure was built in 1896 in the neighborhood for the Hyde Park Baptist Church and moved to its present location in 1921. is situated 1,700 feet southeast of Austin State Hospital.

Museum
Photo: WhisperToMe, Public domain.
The is a located in , United States. It is housed in the former studio of sculptor Elisabet Ney and is dedicated to showcasing her life and works. is situated 3,400 feet east of Austin State Hospital.

Building
The is an historic home in the in . It is also a part of the Shadow Lawn Historic District, a subdivision within the Hyde Park neighborhood established by Hyde Park founder Monroe M. is situated 1,900 feet southeast of Austin State Hospital.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hyde Park and Rosedale.

is a district in , about a mile north of the University of Texas. It is known in Austin for being the earliest significant residential development outside the old nineteenth-century downtown city core, for containing some interesting old houses, and for being a bastion of political liberalism.

Neighborhood
The neighborhood is located in north-central . The neighborhood is bordered on 38th Street to the south, Shoal Creek to the west, North Loop / Hancock Drive to the north, and Lamar Boulevard to the east.

Neighborhood
is an older , central city neighborhood developed in the 1930s, the center of which is approximately located at. It is predominantly a mix of young and old families and zoned as a single-family neighborhood composed of mostly small homes in good condition, most of which are over 50 years old.

Austin State Hospital

Latitude
30.30822° or 30° 18′ 30″ north
Longitude
-97.73684° or 97° 44′ 13″ west
Elevation
633 feet (193 metres)
Open location code
86248757+77
Open­Street­Map ID
way 180892850
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­hospital
Open­Street­Map feature
healthcare=­hospital
Geo­Names ID
4671734
Wiki­data ID
Q4823299
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