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Estes Nichols' Sanatorium

Cottage for women, Maine State Sanatorium, Hebron, ca. 1909

Cottage for women, Maine State Sanatorium, Hebron, ca. 1909

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Maine Historic Preservation Commission

In the center of the cottages were warm dressing rooms with showers, tub and spray baths, toilets, lavatories and lockers for clothing.

The cottages also had private rooms for patients "with acute disturbances."

The group setting helped patients avoid feeling isolated, the brochure noted.