​Austin State Hospital

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Marker Text:   While Texas was a frontier state and psychiatry a pioneer venture, the Texas legislature in 1856 created this hospital for the mentally ill; in 1925, named Austin State Hospital.
  Oldest Texas mental hospital.
  Construction began in 1857. The institution, then housed in the administration building, was opened May 11, 1861, with about a dozen patients and has continued to be dedicated to mental health programs. (1966) 

Marker No: 15648

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

​State Antiquities Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

Geographic: 30.307184, -97.737297

Location: ​4110 Guadalupe Street, Austin