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Powell, died in infancy ; and Frank Hal-
lock, April 16, 1904.
Cromwell Hall, the creation of Drs.
Winthrop B. and Frank K. Hallock,
merits a passing notice not only on this
account, but also because of its reputation
and unique character among the institu-
tions of Connecticut. It was founded in
1877, and is located on Prospect Hill in
Cromwell, Middlesex county, Connecti-
cut. The property occupied by the insti-
tution is of local historical interest as
being the home, after 1807, of Captain
James Riley, author of the once famous
book "Riley's Narrative." The site is
noted for commanding extensive views of
the Connecticut river valley, and pronounced
by the elder President Adams
in a journey through this region in 1771
as one of the most beautiful in his travels.
The village of Cromwell is situated twelve
miles below Hartford, and up to 185 1 was
a part of the town of Middletown.
The buildings provide accommodations
for thirty-five patients, and consist of the
original Octogon, or Hall, the East and
West Cottages, the Dormitory, three
Bungalows and seven cabins on the Hill.
The Dormitory and Bungalows are the
most perfectly appointed buildings of
their kind and they represent the sub-
stantial aid and interest of graduate pati-
ents.
The institution is provided with all
practical arrangements and detail of
equipment common to the larger sana-
torium, and offers in addition the advan-
tage of individualized medical attention
under more natural and favorable surroundings.
A very distinct effort is made
to maintain a wholesome, home-like atmosphere.
In order to attain this end and
preserve harmony, patients with notice-
able depression or any disturbing char-
acteristics cannot be received.
Also, it is not a sanatorium in the sense
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that is usually meant by this term. The
same medical and hygienic methods are
employed, but its scope is wider than this.
Two features tend to differentiate Cromwell
Hall from a simple sanatorium : One
is the specially developed out-of-door system
of living, comparable to certain of
the nature-cures and health-resorts of
Continental Europe ; the other is the edu-
cational method of treatment. This lat-
ter feature makes the name of "Health
School" not at all inappropriate.
For the last seventeen years Cromwell
Hall has conducted a training school for
nurses, with a two years' course in the
care and treatment of nervous and gen-
eral invalidism. Since the death of Dr.
Hallock, Sr., in 1898, the institution has
been under the management of Dr. Frank
K. Hallock and his sister and brother-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William P. Couch.
It was incorporated in 1908 with a capital
of $100,000, one-half preferred and
one-half common stock. The preferred
stock was purchased by grateful patients
who had been successfully treated at this
institution, a high tribute to its worth.
The Prospect Hill Property consists of
fifteen acres, and the estate now includes
real estate and other valuable property
adjoining the original grounds amount-
ing in all to sixty acres. In the medical
work of the Health School, over twenty
persons are employed as nurses and department
heads, and a similar number of
employees are required to maintain and
conduct the business of the institution.
BURNELL, Calvin Jones,
Manufacturer.
One of the most prominent of the suc-
cessful business men of Hartford, Calvin
Jones Burnell, was born January 15, 1835,
in Chesterfield, Massachusetts, son of
Francis and Sarah (Russell) Burnell.