Butler Hospital
345 Blackstone Blvd, Providence, RI 02906, USA
Butler Hospital
Stereograph
New England Series
American Scenery
Blackstone Boulevard
Tudor-Gothic
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Built In
1847
History
A generous donations by Nicholas Brown and Cyrus Butler enabled the incorporation of the Rhode Island Asylum for the Insane, later renamed after Butler. Ordinary Rhode Island residents also contributed to the fund raising efforts to establish this hospital. According to the RIHPC nomination paper, the Center Hall design is modeled after the Royal Glasgow Lunatic Asylum.