Bryce Hospital

Bryce Hospital
Front of Administration Building, the first and oldest building on campus, completed in 1859.
Geography
LocationTuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Coordinates33°12′59″N 87°32′18″W / 33.21626°N 87.53831°W / 33.21626; -87.53831
Organization
Care systemPublic
TypeSpecialist
Services
Beds268
SpecialityPsychiatric hospital
History
Opened1861
Links
ListsHospitals in Alabama
Alabama Insane Hospital
LocationUniversity Blvd., Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Area17 acres (7 ha)
Built1853–59
ArchitectSloan, Samuel, et al.; Stewart
Architectural styleMixed (more than 2 styles from different periods), Italianate, Roman Revival
NRHP reference No.77000216
Added to NRHPApril 18, 1977

Bryce Hospital opened in 1861 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. It is Alabama's oldest and largest inpatient psychiatric facility. First known as the Alabama State Hospital for the Insane and later as the Alabama Insane Hospital, the building is considered an architectural model. The hospital houses 268 beds for acute care, treatment and rehabilitation of full-time (committed) patients. The Mary Starke Harper Geriatric Psychiatry Hospital, a separate facility on the same campus, provides an additional 100 beds for inpatient geriatric care. The main facility was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.