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*Wards may take a T shape, rather than the traditional linear block ward. | *Wards may take a T shape, rather than the traditional linear block ward. | ||
β | Modified kirkbrides consist of detached but closely placed ward buildings laid out in the traditional kirkbride V pattern and connected via multi-storied hallways. The connecting corridors vary in length from short at Danvers State Hospital, to the longer curved hallways at Buffalo State Hospital. As these type of | + | Modified kirkbrides consist of detached but closely placed ward buildings laid out in the traditional kirkbride V pattern and connected via multi-storied hallways. The connecting corridors vary in length from short at Danvers State Hospital, to the longer curved hallways at Buffalo State Hospital. As these type of kirkbrdes were bult towards the later 1800s in the Victorian era the buildings are often very ornate. These buildings distinguishing feature is that they are separated ward blocks connected via stand alone hallways. |