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Description
The John Calvin Stevens-John Howard Stevens Architects drawing of the proposed Maine State Sanatorium for treatment of people with tuberculosis.
The privately operated facility, which opened in 1904, was located on Greenwood Mountain in Hebron. Its founder, Dr. Estes Nichols believed in fresh air, including for sleeping, rest, and a nutritious diet for treatment of the disease.
About This Item
- Title: Architectural drawing of proposed sanatorium, Hebron, 1903
- Creator: John Calvin Stevens-John Howard Stevens
- Creation Date: 1903
- Subject Date: 1903
- Location: Greenwood Mountain, Hebron, Oxford County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Local Code: Coll. 209, 7-B-1, JCS 0396-1-1904
- Collection: Stevens Architects drawings and records collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Maine State Sanatorium
- Tuberculosis--Maine
- Western Maine Sanatorium
- Sanatoriums--Maine
- Architectural drawing
- Tuberculosis hospitals--Maine
- Hospitals, convalescent--Maine--Hebron
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