Austin State Hospital
Austin State Hospital | |
The former State Lunatic Asylum is now the administration building for the Austin State Hospital campus. | |
| Location | 4110 Guadalupe Austin, Texas, USA |
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| Coordinates | 30°18′26.64″N 97°44′13.92″W / 30.3074000°N 97.7372000°W |
| Built | 1857 |
| Architect | Charles Payne |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002115 |
| RTHL No. | 15648 |
| TSAL No. | 598 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1987 |
| Designated RTHL | 1966 |
| Designated TSAL | 7/20/1999 |
Austin State Hospital (ASH), formerly known until 1925 as the Texas State Lunatic Asylum, is a 299-bed psychiatric hospital located in Austin, Texas. It is the oldest psychiatric facility in the state of Texas, and the oldest continuously operating west of the Mississippi River. It is operated by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.