Gailor Memorial Psychiatric Hospital
From Asylum Projects
| Gailor Memorial Psychiatric Hospital | |
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| Opened | 1942 |
| Closed | 1960 |
| Current Status | Demolished |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Location | Memphis, TN |
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History[edit]
In 1942, the Gailor Memorial Psychiatric Hospital, located on Dunlap, was opened as the first mental hospital for Memphis by UT psychiatric staff. Ten years later it was already too small for its demand and the Memphis Mental Health Institute was opened along Poplar in 1962.
