Central State Hospital

Central State Hospital, originally known as the Central Lunatic Asylum, is a psychiatric hospital in Petersburg, Virginia, United States. It was the first institution in the country for "colored persons of unsound mind".

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Type: Hospital
Description: hospital in Virginia, United States
Also known as: “Central Lunatic Asylum”, “Freedmans Hospital of Howards Grove”, “Georgia State Sanitarium”, and “Milledgeville State Hospital”
Address: 26317 West Washington Street, Petersburg, 23803

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Ettrick-Matoaca Library and Battersea.

Ettrick-Matoaca Library

Library

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Ettrick-Matoaca Library is situated 1½ miles north of Central State Hospital.

Battersea

House

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Battersea is a historic plantation home located on the Appomattox River at Petersburg, Virginia. Battersea is situated 1½ miles northeast of Central State Hospital.

Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for the Arts and Technology

School

The Appomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts… Appomattox Regional Governor’s School for the Arts and Technology is situated 2½ miles northeast of Central State Hospital.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Matoaca and Ettrick.

Matoaca

Village

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Matoaca is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Matoaca is situated 2 miles northwest of Central State Hospital.

Ettrick

Village

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Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Ettrick is situated 2½ miles northeast of Central State Hospital.