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Wiki Edit 2198
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| 4:08:25 PM - Tue, Sep 6th 2011 |
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Central Indiana State Hospital: The later female Kirk does clearly have 4 stories however the original Male kirkbride to me just looks to have 3 patient stories and windows for the basement story.
Anna State Hospital: Four stories indeed.
Columbus State Hospital: Looks like 3 stories to me with basement windows and an attic.
Jacksonville State Hospital: Same as Central Indiana as they are copies of each other.
Manhattan State Hospital: Again looks like 3 to me with an attic, but with so few and poorly detailed photos who can say for sure. It would make sense to have four with the huge patient population.
St Elizabeths Hospital: Is unique in that it tapers down from 4, to 3, then 2 with wach ward block.
Western State Hospital Hopkinsville: Hard to say, the frontage looks like 3 stories and a basement but the added wards clearly have more then 3 stories.
Weston State Hospital: Looks clearly like 3 stories to me.
Even with a couple four story kirkbrides they are clearly the exception rather than the rule, and they have many other clear and distinguishing Kirkbride features. Four stories is a sensible modification of a kirkbride, as overpopulation was a constant hospital problem. Two stories would just give you relatively minimal construction savings and less beds.
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