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|Body= A 1955 act established the [[Delaware Colony for the Feeble Minded at Stockley|Delaware Colony at Stockley]] as the primary state facility for the treatment and maintenance of the mentally disabled. This facility had formerly been the Sussex County Insane Department, also under the control of the Farnhurst administration. The 1955 act served to channel the mentally disabled to the Stockley facility and the mentally ill to the Farnhurst facility, keeping a centralized administration for both.  
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|Body= Shortly after the [[Fergus Falls State Hospital|Board of Trustees took control of the affairs]] of the new hospital Warren B. Dunnell, of Minneapolis, was appointed architect. During the fall of 1887 he visited many of the Eastern hospitals and on his return plans were prepared for the new institution, upon which work was begun in 1888. The ward buildings are of the congregate plan, with a main wing 430 feet long, and a detached wing 200 feet long for each sex. The buildings are three stories high, with a finished attic; they are built of cream brick with sandstone trimmings and a slate roof; are of fireproof construction, and are of pleasing and artistic appearance.
 
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Revision as of 03:51, 30 July 2023

Featured Image Of The Week

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Shortly after the Board of Trustees took control of the affairs of the new hospital Warren B. Dunnell, of Minneapolis, was appointed architect. During the fall of 1887 he visited many of the Eastern hospitals and on his return plans were prepared for the new institution, upon which work was begun in 1888. The ward buildings are of the congregate plan, with a main wing 430 feet long, and a detached wing 200 feet long for each sex. The buildings are three stories high, with a finished attic; they are built of cream brick with sandstone trimmings and a slate roof; are of fireproof construction, and are of pleasing and artistic appearance.