Central State Hospital

Central State Hospital, originally known as the Central Lunatic Asylum, is a psychiatric hospital in , United States. It was the first institution in the country for "colored persons of unsound mind".
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  • Hospital
  • …lies at an elevation of 154 feet (47 metres)
  • …is operated by the Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
  • Description: hospital in Virginia, United States
  • Address: 26317 West Washington Street, Petersburg, 23803
  • Also known as
    “Central Lunatic Asylum”
    “Freedmans Hospital of Howards Grove”
    “Georgia State Sanitarium”
    “Milledgeville State Hospital”

Places of Interest Nearby

Discover Ettrick-Matoaca Library and Battersea.
Library
1½ miles north of Central State Hospital
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House
is a historic plantation home located on the at .
1½ miles northeast of Central State Hospital
School
The Appomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts…
2½ miles northeast of Central State Hospital

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matoaca and Ettrick.
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Village
is a census-designated place in , , United States.
2 miles northwest of Central State Hospital
is a census-designated place in , United States.
2½ miles northeast of Central State Hospital
is an independent city in the U.S. state of .
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Latitude
37.20942° or 37° 12′ 34″ north
Longitude
-77.45133° or 77° 27′ 5″ west
Open location code
87946G5X+QF
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Central State Hospital” goes by many names.

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