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AKA: State of California, Southern California State Asylum for Insane and Inebriates, Tuberculosis Pavilions, Patton, CA
Structure Type: built works - public buildings - health and welfare buildings; built works - public buildings - hospitals
Designers: [unspecified]
Dates: [unspecified]
This small complex housed the numerous tuberculosis patients in Southern CA at the time. (Many came to the region to take advantage of the warm, dry climate to recover from the common and communicable lung disease.) In 1916, it consisted of a large gable-roofed building connected by covered walkways to at least three other gable-roofed barracks-style buildings. Ventilation was a key design factor in each building for tubercular patients, with large windows opening to allow the admittance of light and air. In the early 20th century, physicians in the U.S. and Europe were emphasizing the importance of ample contact with sunlight and fresh air in the treatment of tuberculosis patients.
PCAD id: 15534
