Administration Building, East Louisiana State Hospital

2023_photocoll_0166_0068

Collection
Art History & Archaeology Photograph Collection

Location in the Collection

Architecture
United States
Louisiana
Source
Columbia University Department of Art History & Archaeology Photograph Collection, digitized by the Media Center for Art History, with support from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Storage Location
0166
Digitized Date
2022
Legacy Inventory Number
24098
Label Transcription

Administration Building, East Louisiana State Hospital; Jackson, Louisiana, United States; SEE BACK; XI- J- 3; Built in 1853, this historic structure has six ionic columns, three stories tall and a cupola with a clock. The clock is run by weights that descend to the basement. Inside there is a museum of antiques and a gift shop.; 24098

Record ID
2023_photocoll_0166_0068