The homelike environment allows the children and families we serve to remain comfortable and relaxed while receiving the care and training necessary to make the final transition to home.
Other early centers followed the same pattern, and girls flocked into their homelike atmospheres at a time when wages were low and wage earners had little to spend for recreation.
The combination of the functional parts made from metal with the wooden legs brings the design in unique field that combines technical and homelike aspects.
By midcentury, female seminaries and academies were everywhere, replacing the homelike atmosphere of boarding schools with a more institutional setting.