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The buildings consisted of the administration building, the detached ward buildings (2), hospital, infirmary buildings, cottage wards 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, farm wards, tuberculosis cottages (6), nurses' cottage, amusement hall, store building, laundry, pathological laboratory and morgue, power house, fire hall, horse barn, cold storage, paint shop, tool house, oil house, smoke house, bay barn, hog shed, slaughter house, chicken house and greenhouses Nos. 1 and 2.
 
The buildings consisted of the administration building, the detached ward buildings (2), hospital, infirmary buildings, cottage wards 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11, farm wards, tuberculosis cottages (6), nurses' cottage, amusement hall, store building, laundry, pathological laboratory and morgue, power house, fire hall, horse barn, cold storage, paint shop, tool house, oil house, smoke house, bay barn, hog shed, slaughter house, chicken house and greenhouses Nos. 1 and 2.
  
The land consisted of 234 acres and was appraised at $2100 an acre.  Of the 234 acres contained in the track which comprises the site of the hospital, 100 acres are under cultivation.  The soil is black loam, about 14 inches deep, and is peculiarly adapted to the growth of fruits and vegetables.  
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The land consisted of 234 acres and was appraised at $2100 an acre.  Of the 234 acres contained in the track which comprises the site of the hospital, 100 acres are under cultivation.  The soil is black loam, about 14 inches deep, and is peculiary adapted to the growth of fruits and vegetables.  
  
 
The State of Illinois assumed charge of the Cook County Insane Asylum July 1, 1912, and the name was changed to the Chicago State Hospital.
 
The State of Illinois assumed charge of the Cook County Insane Asylum July 1, 1912, and the name was changed to the Chicago State Hospital.

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