Sleeping cottages, Maine State Sanatorium, Hebron, ca. 1907
Contributed by Maine Historic Preservation Commission
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The women's cottage in the foreground and the men's cottage at rear, two of the sleeping facilities at the Maine State Sanatorium in Hebron.
The privately operated tuberculosis hospital believed patients would recover with a healthy, rich diet, rest, and lots of fresh air. They slept outdoors on porches or in rooms that were open to the outdoors.
The facility opened in 1904 and became a state facility in 1915, renamed the Western Maine Sanatorium.
Other Information
- Title: Sleeping cottages, Maine State Sanatorium, Hebron, ca. 1907
- Creation Date: circa 1907
- Subject Date: circa 1907
- Local Name: Greenwood Mountain
- Town: Hebron
- County: Oxford
- State: ME
- Media: Postcard
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historic Preservation Commission
55 Capitol Street, 65 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0065
(207) 287-2132
http://www.maine.gov/mhpc
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LC Subject Headings
Western Maine Sanatorium
Tuberculosis hospitals--Maine
Schools--Maine--Hebron
Tuberculosis--Maine
Sanatoriums--Maine
Hospitals, convalescent--Maine--Hebron
Maine State Sanatorium
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