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Blythewood Sanitarium opened as a private institution for the mentally disturbed in 1905 in Stamford, Connecticut. Established by Boss Tweed for wealthy patients as an escape from New York City, the facility was built on fifty acres of wooded land, split down the middle by a stream which lead to a nearby pond. At its peak, Blythewood had eight main buildings, eight cottages, a chapel, an occupational therapy building, and a small golf course. | Blythewood Sanitarium opened as a private institution for the mentally disturbed in 1905 in Stamford, Connecticut. Established by Boss Tweed for wealthy patients as an escape from New York City, the facility was built on fifty acres of wooded land, split down the middle by a stream which lead to a nearby pond. At its peak, Blythewood had eight main buildings, eight cottages, a chapel, an occupational therapy building, and a small golf course. | ||
β | Blythewood was not like the three other sanitariums of Greenwich (Brooklea Farm | + | Blythewood was not like the three other sanitariums of Greenwich (Brooklea Farm, Crest View, and Westport Sanitarium). It was exclusive - catering to many wealthy socialites and costing nearly $200 a week in 1924. <ref>Fleming, E. J. "The Life and Famous Death of MGM Director and Husband of Harlow." McFarland, 2009.</ref> |
The patients were housed in four buildings. The main front building, described as a "gracious mansion with white columns <ref> Glimpses of Blythewood," The Blog of the Drug and Alcohol History Society. June 21, 2011. Accessed November 8th 2013. </ref> was the original house of the estate. The administrative center contained doctors' offices and a "graduate house" for patients who were soon to be discharged. | The patients were housed in four buildings. The main front building, described as a "gracious mansion with white columns <ref> Glimpses of Blythewood," The Blog of the Drug and Alcohol History Society. June 21, 2011. Accessed November 8th 2013. </ref> was the original house of the estate. The administrative center contained doctors' offices and a "graduate house" for patients who were soon to be discharged. |