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Circular

Inside the lowest portion of a rounded room; these rooms without corners were thought to have helped prevent the spread of disease at the time of construction.
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Once constructed to help stop the spread disease, Wow! no telling whats lurking in there now!
LucieLou
Thu 05-13-2010
Very interesting. Was this supposed to facilitate better airflow or something? No idea.
EricaM
Thu 05-13-2010
No idea what they were thinking back then,but maybe someone in the future will see they were right.
Ferdy
Thu 05-13-2010
Jinkies !!!
A D Nilsen
Thu 05-13-2010
Hey my kind of room - no corners to clean.
TootUncommon
Thu 05-13-2010
Roh Roh Scrabby! ( as i Scooby Doo & Shaggy) hehehehe I am slap happy tonight! :)
Dawn Michelle
Thu 05-13-2010
- Dawn Michelle
perhaps a four foot tall sandwich would help.
and there's always the treat deluxe, the scooby snack.
A D Nilsen
Fri 05-14-2010
I can only imagine what diseases are growing in there now!
eldokid@aol.com
Fri 05-14-2010
Oooo, I've always wanted a round room, lol!
Kathy W.
Fri 05-14-2010
I like the light play going on.

I think the idea of a rounded room preventing disease is strange, too.
redinkreign
Sat 05-15-2010
Germs with no corners had not yet evolved.
autoguy
Sun 05-16-2010
If the room's ability to stop the spread of mold is any testament to its ability to stop the spread of disease... I'm thinking that didn't work out so well for them.
Rekrats
Thu 05-20-2010
A D you are making me so hungry!!!!!!! Roh-Roh! :)
Dawn Michelle
Fri 05-21-2010
That's a very interesting theory; no corners to capture , well, whatever. (Germs, bad luck, etc.) ;)
Saywardstudio
Sat 05-22-2010
There's a really old house like that in my neighbourhood with the circled shapes. We call it the castle house ;p
Ari
Wed 07-14-2010
round and round she goes...where she stops nobody knows
Interesting photo. The round construction could be to keep people from peeing in the corners.
Greg House, MD
Sat 07-24-2010
Good one Greg. Motts, was this natural light or did you use flashlights?
Larry D
Thu 12-30-2010
I think the misconception was: no corners, no place for dust to collect...
gypsy
Wed 04-20-2011
Q: How do you drive a drummer crazy?


A: Put him in this room, and tell him to stand in the corner!
Grumpy Ole Artist
Mon 07-18-2011

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