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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. Both Branch Buildings
were emptied of patients when
their replacements
Eaton
and
Hillcrest were finished. The
buildings then sat emtpy for a
long time, possibly as long as
20 years before they were
finally demolished. During this
time they were likely used for
storage
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