The auditorium's preserved front section carries a cornerstone inscribed with the institution's original name, the Georgia Lunatic Asylum, founded in 1842. The hall still hosts dances, graduations, and community events on the old Central State Hospital grounds.
Cornerstone/Auditorium Building
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Cornerstone/Auditorium Building is a historical marker in Milledgeville, Baldwin County. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Baldwin County, among 113 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.0519, -83.2231 near Milledgeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Milledgeville State Hospital (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Storehouse, State Lunatic Asylum, Central Building, State Lunatic Asylum, and The Green Building.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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