Dorothea Dix Hospital
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The Dorothea Dix Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located on Dix Hill in Raleigh, North Carolina named after mental health advocate Dorothea Dix.
The hospital grounds at one time included 2,354 acres (9.53 km²), but the great majority of the land has been sold off, and, in the last two decades, developed into North Carolina State University's "Centennial Campus," the state Farmer's Market and other projects.
The Dorothea Dix Hospital is slated to be closed by the state by 2008, and the fate of the remaining 306 acres (1.24 km²) is under discussion in state and local circles.
