Richland County · Marker 40-28
South Carolina State Hospital
at the entrance to the South Carolina State Hospital Grounds, Bull St. at the end of Elmwood Ave., Columbia
Front inscription
Institution authorized 1821 by General Assembly, mainly through the work of two members, Samuel Farrow and William Crafts, Jr. The original building, on right, designed by Robert Mills, shows a pioneer grasp of the ideas of humanitarian treatment.