Architecture
The structure was strategically placed between the wharfs of Louisville and Portland, with a “beneficial effect of a view of the (Ohio River), and the impressions and associations it would naturally awake in the minds of men whose occupation were so intimately connected with it.”. It was designed by Robert Mills, who designed the Washington Monument and several other prominent structures. It was a "cutting edge" facility, with indoor plumbing and an air circulation system that helped prevent infections.
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