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| − | + | '''Wood Lea Sanitarium''' was a private female psychiatric facility located in Ardmore, PA, outside of the City of Philadelphia. It was organized on September 1, 1908, by Dr. Grace E. White, who was for ten years an assistant resident physician at the [[Friends Hospital]], in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. This was done in partnership with Mrs. Elizabeth Chase McDaniel of Ardmore. In September of 1911, this partnership was dissolved and a new one formed, Dr. White remained physician-in-charge, and Elmer C. Rouband becoming the primary business manager of the small asylum. | |
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| − | Wood Lea Sanitarium was a private female psychiatric facility located in Ardmore, PA, outside of the City of Philadelphia. It was organized on September 1, 1908, by Dr. Grace E. White, who was for ten years an assistant resident physician at the [[Friends Hospital]], in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. This was done in partnership with Mrs. Elizabeth Chase McDaniel of Ardmore. In September of 1911, this partnership was dissolved and a new one formed, Dr. White remained physician-in-charge, and Elmer C. Rouband becoming the primary business manager of the small asylum. | ||
The sanitarium was located at 300 Ardmore Avenue, Ardmore, PA. At its construction, it was surrounded by 30 acres of land, six of which were mature woodland, through which a small brook ran, adding to the picturesqueness of the grounds. Part of the property consisted of a lawn and garden, another was under cultivation as an extensive kitchen garden, and yet another was under pasture. The house, which served as the primary residence for the patients, was a pleasant little house in the old English style of architecture, and was situated on a slight knoll, for the purpose of drainage and ventilation. It had accommodations for ten patients maximum. | The sanitarium was located at 300 Ardmore Avenue, Ardmore, PA. At its construction, it was surrounded by 30 acres of land, six of which were mature woodland, through which a small brook ran, adding to the picturesqueness of the grounds. Part of the property consisted of a lawn and garden, another was under cultivation as an extensive kitchen garden, and yet another was under pasture. The house, which served as the primary residence for the patients, was a pleasant little house in the old English style of architecture, and was situated on a slight knoll, for the purpose of drainage and ventilation. It had accommodations for ten patients maximum. | ||
