Terrell State Hospital is a public psychiatric hospital located in
Terrell, Texas
Terrell is a city in Kaufman County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 17,465. Terrell is located about east of Dallas.
History
Terrell developed as a railroad town, beginning in 1873 with construction here ...
, United States. Opened in 1885, it was originally known as the North Texas Lunatic Asylum. The original hospital building was built according to the
Kirkbride Plan
The Kirkbride Plan was a system of mental asylum design advocated by American psychiatrist Thomas Story Kirkbride (1809–1883) in the mid-19th century. The asylums built in the Kirkbride design, often referred to as Kirkbride Buildings (or simp ...
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Notable people
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Oscar Branch Colquitt
Oscar Branch Colquitt (December 16, 1861 – March 8, 1940) was the 25th Governor of Texas from January 17, 1911 to January 19, 1915. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Gov. Colquitt defended the actions of the Texas Rangers who alle ...
- 25th Governor of Texas, served on the board of managers.
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1885 establishments in Texas
Hospitals in Texas
Kirkbride Plan hospitals
Hospitals established in 1885
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