, ▁se ating ▁ 8 0 0 ▁within ▁its ▁am ph it he ater ▁and ▁attached ▁interior ▁rooms . ▁The ▁am ph it he ater ▁itself ▁is ▁set ▁against ▁the ▁hill side ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁hospital . ▁" It ▁is ▁constructed ▁almost ▁entirely ▁of ▁stone , ▁as ▁are ▁the ▁attached ▁rooms ▁and ▁two - story ▁to wers ▁at ▁the ▁sout heast ▁and ▁north west ▁corners . ▁The ▁to wers ▁and ▁the ▁“ b att lement s ” ▁of ▁various ▁sections ▁of ▁ra iling ▁give ▁the ▁structure ▁a ▁castle - like ▁appearance . ▁Att ached ▁to ▁the ▁tower ▁at ▁the ▁sout heast ▁corner ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁interior ▁room ▁with ▁a ▁fire place , ▁and ▁above , ▁on ▁its ▁flat ▁roof , ▁is ▁another ▁fire place ▁and ▁an ▁open - air ▁area ▁for ▁social ▁gather ings . ▁ ▁Stone ▁ram ps ▁at ▁both ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁sides ▁provide ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁am ph it he ater ▁from ▁the ▁grass ▁play ▁area ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁the ▁facility ▁( H istor ic ▁Pres ervation ▁Research ▁Office ▁p .   2 ). ” ▁ ▁The ▁man ▁responsible ▁for ▁drawing ▁up ▁the ▁plans ▁and ▁super vis ing ▁the ▁work ▁on ▁site ▁is ▁Lav ar ▁S . ▁Morris . ▁Despite ▁plans ▁to ▁eventually ▁build ▁additional ▁recre ational ▁facilities ▁on ▁site , ▁such ▁as ▁t enn ice ▁courts , ▁a ▁hand ball ▁court , ▁and ▁pictures que ▁gard ens , ▁the ▁recre ation ▁center ▁remains ▁the ▁only ▁recre ational ▁facility ▁near ▁the ▁hospital . ▁ ▁For ▁nearly ▁three ▁dec