Genealogy: Besides Sing Sing in Ossining was their an Eastview Prison near Tarrytown?

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general hospital no. 38, eastview, n. y.

general hospital no. 38, formerly westchester county almshouse , penitentiary, situated in pocantico hills, westchester county, n. y., 2 miles east of eastview station on new york central & hudson river railroad, 3 miles east of tarrytown, , 4 miles north of white plains. property leased county of westchester october 7, 1918, effective october 10, 1918, , included 150 acres of farm land, part of ready cultivation, , following buildings: westchester county almshouse, westchester county penitentiary, , power plant, including laundry, cold-storage plant, bakery, , storage facilities.70 rental first year $190,000 , thereafter $140,000 per year.70

almshouse brick , stone fireproof structure 2 floors , high, lighted , aired basement. buildings arranged in quadrangles surrounding 3 large courts , either continuous or

fig. 192.—general hospital no. 38, eastview, n. y.

connected wide closed corridors; comparatively narrow , therefore light , airy. construction modern in every way , buildings new, white, , clean, though not quite complete, in regard electric installation, cooking equipment, window shades, , screening, exceptionally adapted hospital purposes. almshouse contained own kitchens (without equipment), dining rooms, assembly hall , chapel, , provided large dormitories, wide hallways, , moderate number of private rooms.71

penitentiary, situated 300 yards almshouse, comparatively new building , had been occupied 1 year. had capacity of 275 prisoners , space officers, guards, etc. handsome building of kind, quadrangular in plan, unlike prison, , of high­class fireproof construction. contained own little hospital, 4 schoolrooms, assembly room, modern kitchen mechanical equipment, , dining rooms. apartments officials , guards excellent in every way, , cells prisoners equipped each own cot,


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desk, lavatory, , toilet, , each individually ventilated. interior whole lavishly appointed , of pleasing appearance throughout.71

power house, containing bakery, laundry, cold-storage plant, , storage rooms, continued in use during army occupancy.72

@ time of original survey, resulting in acquisition of property, estimated 1,300 sick accommodated, provided temporary quarters nurses constructed.71 estimated capacity extended 2,000 utilization of many wide hallways , corridors , closing of many open porches, , $235,000 required work.71 there thought @ time property might used treatment of mental cases, @ particular time seemed necessary additional space

fig. 193.—recreation room, general hospital no. 38, eastview, n. y.

provided class of sick. determined, however, not construct new temporary buildings nurses' quarters , not send mental cases hospital.

personnel development of hospital began arrive in late october , november, 1918, , work of alteration , occupation began. in meantime complete study had been made of property , plans prepared necessary alterations.73 work carried on through winter , completed in march, 1919.

following alterations made in almshouse: in basement there installed shops reconstruction activities, schoolrooms, hospital , quartermaster stores, , many other activities adapted basement space.73 kitchens created installation of


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necessary equipment preparation of food , facilities cooking , dish washing. operating suite, eye, ear, nose, , throat section, , other specialties installed in small rooms contained running water, sinks, , other necessary plumbing facilities.73 laboratory, x-ray rooms, , pharmacy installed in similar way least amount of alteration necessary.73 linen rooms, post office, receiving department, treatment rooms, etc., installed in similar manner, number of small rooms not sufficient such isolated activities, considerable amount of partitioning necessary.73 majority of sick provided in large wards, 20 of alone gave capacity of 850. each of these wards provided appropriate ward offices, utility room, toilet, , serving room.73 provision of window shades , screening considerable item, necessary.73 essential outside work comprised construction of board walks, roadway—the existing roads unsuitable heavy trucks—temporary buildings stables, , garage. sewage disposal system, not being sufficient increased population caused military occupation, had enlarged. water supply insufficient too, , necessary install pumping unit near catskill aqueduct.

property designated "general hospital no. 38" war department orders on november 28, 1918.74 though alterations had not been completed in many respects, opened general hospital in january, 1919, capacity of 500, , small group of sick received @ once.75 number of sick increased until march, when had risen 833.76 capacity in meantime had been increased 820. of capacity, however, not realized, nurses' quarters not built, , nurses housed in hospital building proper; maximum capacity sick therefore 750.76 march until june, 1919, number of patients remained in vicinity of 1,000, although @ 1 time, in may, maximum of 1,133 being treated in hospital.76 after may decrease in number treated rapid , july, 1919, had dropped 519.76 in meantime, on june 18, abandonment of institution had been recommended take effect july 15,77 , war department's approval received on june 24.78 no more patients sent hospital time on, , of 519 above referred 189, requiring further general hospital treatment, remaining @ time of closure. these patients sent hospital train general hospital no. 2, , institution closed on july 15.79 steps had been taken cancel lease , return property lessor. effected in september, 1919.80

i found sing sing prison named mt pleasant , built in sing sing, later ossining new york, 6 miles tarrytown. there penetentiary named "eastview" in same area near tarrytown, , can provide me details, address, other popular names eastview prison, etc?

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