The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-14
Work on the Parsons Asylum
Being Pushed Along.
When Completed VIII Be a
Splendid Institution.
COVER EIGHTY ACRES.
Plans of Grounds Include Parks
and Fountains.
Largest Building and Three
Others About Finished.

Parsons Kas., March 14-Matters are
picking up around the asylum since the
appropriation passed the legislature.
The present buildings at the asylum,
says the Sun. would give great encour-
agement to any visitor at the grounds
for what the institution VIII be when
completed. The hospital building, the
largest OF the four buildings about COM
pleted is beautiful piece Of the archi-
tects art. 1t fronts the east and the
swell front is flush with the porches,
which run along the front of two 100
foot wings. The roof of the porches is
flights of stone steps run half the
length of each porch.
The entrances are from the ends of
these Dorches, and lead into the main
corridor Of the hospital From the cor
rldor are other large rooms in each
wing. These rooms are for dormitOry
purposes. and each will contain from
10 to 10 beds All the rooms Of the hos
pital building are large, spacious and
we'll lighted.
Standing in the east windows of the
second story of this building one has
country. The ceiling of each room in
this building, as we'll as the others. is
OF steel, and the buildings are each made
as near firepoOf as possible.
AAOlHGT nOSp4tdl Du1lQ1nS. the counter
part OF the present one, is to be built
on the eastern side Of the small square
the buildings under course of construc-
ton Will form.
Besides the larger building three 9th
ers are almost finished. and one is I'M
DER course Of construction. OF these
one IS used as the superintendents
mouse and offices until another building
can be erected for that purpose East
or this building are two buildings called
cottages, but which are really two sub
stantlsl brick buildings divided into
suits OF rooms. There are six bedrooms
with Darlors attached. on each floor of
each building. Many more cottages like
these two are to be built, one being at
present in the course of construction
Inc power house and laundry is stu
ated just west of the finished hospital
building and will be completed within
several months.
When the present buildings are COM
pleted they will accommodate about 100
patients.
The contract price of the buildings
erected last year was SIS, 523. The ap-
preparation of 100000 that has just been
made and whs2h viii be used during
this year and 1904 Will erect three times
as many buildings as were built last
year
This win go far towards completing
the asylum as it was originally planned.
The completed asylum viii consist of
lhlfty buildings and VIII accOmm Odate
over 1000 patients. It is now estimated
that the entire cost of the buildings will
be about $750Oo0.
The buildings viii occupy about
/ eighty acres of land and are arranged
! in four parallel rows that will front to
4 the southeast and be erected on the
quarter section of land nearest Parsons.
The first buildings to be seen on en-
! terlng the grounds will be the admins
tration building and on each side will
/ be the residence of the superintendent
4 and other officials who will remain on
( the grounds a t all times.
In front of these buildings will be
/ laid out a handsome park, in which Will
/ be fountain. and back of the admin
/ istration building viii be a court 200
feet wide and 1,200 feet long, which will
+ separate the mems and women's de-
partments of the asylum and will be
laid out with handsome lawns, flower
beds and have a fine fountain in the
center
On the right side of this large court
Will be the women's department, in
which there viii be two rows of six
/ cottages each on either side of a small
grassy plot. At the south end of this
court will be the physicians building
and at the northwest end will be the
hospital, making fourteen buildings in
connection with the women's depart
ment
On the left side of the large court
will be the mems section, which will be
! composed of two rows of six cottages
each, with a court in the center and a