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12016-03-07T17:31:42-08:00Marianna Mapes6544b040bd84b408df1fddd4a53375d6aaa4e41e818013plain2016-04-18T09:53:24-07:00Marianna Mapes6544b040bd84b408df1fddd4a53375d6aaa4e41eThe central structure at the entrance of the hospital campus is by far the most architecturally elaborate, which reflects a tendency within the tradition of asylum design to make a striking first architectural impression. Even so, the building is hardly glamorous – although the columns on the second story feature the volutes and acanthus leaves characteristic of the Corinthian architectural order, the columns on the ground floor are utilitarian and no-nonsense.
