Contributed by Maine Historic Preservation Commission
Description
A cottage for women at the Maine State Sanatorium for tuberculosis patients.
The hospital, at Greenwood Mountain in Hebron, was privately operated and treated TB with lots of fresh air, a protein-rich diet, and rest.
The winds of the cottage are sleeping pavilions that allowed patients to sleep in the open air on porches or in rooms that were open to the porches.
About This Item
- Title: Cottage for women, Maine State Sanatorium, Hebron, ca. 1909
- Creator: Shaylor Engraving Co.
- Creation Date: circa 1909
- Subject Date: circa 1909
- Location: Greenwood Mountain, Hebron, Oxford County, ME
- Media: Engraving
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Tuberculosis--Maine
- Tuberculosis hospitals--Maine
- Maine State Sanatorium
- Sanatoriums--Maine
- Hospitals, convalescent--Maine--Hebron
- Western Maine Sanatorium
- Schools--Maine--Hebron
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Maine Historic Preservation Commission55 Capitol Street, 65 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0065
(207) 287-2132
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