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Kirkbride thought by having the asylums surrounded by a serene environment would be more calming for recovering patients. Like many of America's oldest asylums, Pennsylvania asylums were built according to a model designed by the physician Thomas Kirkbride...
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The main component of the "Kirkbride buildings," as they have come to be called, was a large, domed central administration building flanked on both sides by wings for patients. The patient wings were constructed in step-like tiers so fresh air could reach each ward from all four sides and so they were not observable from other wards...
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