City on the Hill

Name: Psychopathic Wards

Architect: Addison Hutton

Build Date: Male: 1905 / Female: 1908

Type: Patient Wards

Number of Buildings: 2

Demolished?: No

Current Buildings #: 21 & 31

Alternate Names:

-Shamrock Hall

-Bowman Hall

-Male & Female 3 & 4

SEE IT ON A MAP: Male / Female (Building is highlighted in yellow)

The psychopathic buildings were built at the same time as the Convalescent Buildings and share many of the same internal characteristics. The male building was complete in 1905, the female in 1908, this was also the case with the Convalescent Buildings and the Violent Buildings. To help protect against fire the floors and partitions in the psychopathic buildings were made of terra cotta. The stairs were constructed of iron posts and risers, with slate treads. Two unique features found only in the female psychopathic building were an operating room on the second floor and a hydro-therapeutic room in the basement.

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