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Fite.046C.pdf
In the hospital newsletter, Dr. Hall announces the names of the Maximum Detention Buildings and identifies the building namesakes. The public announcement in The State newspaper comes about one month later.

Fite.043C.pdf
Lafaye reports the completion of the four Maximum Detention Buildings at Bull Street. He also discusses ongoing construction of the two buildings at State Park.

Fite.151255.jpg
Maryland officials toured parts of the state hospital, including one of the new Maximum Detention Buildings. They were doing research for their own facility planning.

Fite.1954-01-28_AccommodationsArticle.pdf
The public is invited to an open house at the recently completed Maximum Detention Buildings. The article gives a detailed description of their layout and design.

Fite.039C.pdf
Report to the S.C. Mental Health Commission on the progress of the project. Mentions that the two buildings will be of the same design as Buildings B & C (Saunders & Cooper). These buildings have longer rear wings than Allan and Preston, giving them…

Fite.038C.pdf
Construction contract and technical specifications for two Maximum Detention Buildings at the State Park campus for African American patients. Includes comprehensive list of materials and construction standards.

Fite.037C.pdf
Lafaye reports on the construction of the Maximum Detention Buildings. This was the first project funded by the emergency appropriation from the General Assembly.

Fite.036C.pdf
The commission reports on building progress at the hospital. The maximum detention buildings are under construction, and the commission calls them the "latest in modern design" and a "credit to the institution."

Fite.030C.pdf
Construction contract and technical specifications for four Maximum Detention Buildings at the Bull Street campus. Includes comprehensive list of materials and construction standards.

Fite.LL004.jpg
Bird's-eye view of the proposed Maximum Detention Buildings. Drawn for Lafaye & Lafaye by Ted Kautzky, noted American artist and draftsman (1896-1953). Signed, "Ted Kautzky, Del." The abbreviation is a standard artist's notation: "Delineavit," Latin…
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