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The
North and South Branch buildings were built originally to
help alleviate the overcrowding in
the Main Building. In 1885 $80,000 was
appropriated for constructing the
two branch buildings, one for men
and one for women. Construction was
finished in 1886. They each contain
accommodations for 152 patients, and
were connected to each other and the
Main Building by long corridors. On
the first floor of each are two
large day rooms and single and
double bed rooms; on the second are
two large dormitories
with a few smaller bed rooms.
One-half of the basement of each
building was setup as a dining room.
After the demolition of the
Main Building they were re-named
Male and Female 9 & 10 and were used
for chronic patients. In 1894
problems with the buildings were
reported by then superintendent,
Henry Orth. That spring diarrhoeal
and dysenteric diseases became a
problem at the hospital. Orth
attributed these problems to "filth
due to imperfect ventilation." Steam
coils in iron chests were placed in
the attics with outlets on the roof.
From the chests, large ventilation
pipes were run into each bathroom.
This created a continuous downward
ventilation through the rooms. This
solution seemed to have cured the
problem, because after installation,
not a single case of dysenteric was
reported. Both Branch Building were
constructed cheaply and quickly and
were primarily built of wood. Plans
were made to add towers and porches
to the buildings to give them a
better appearance, but these plans
were never actually completed. They
were both demolished after the
completion of
Eaton
in 1960.
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