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Here Lee Ann Nichol steps out of her limo on June 24, 2008, for her wedding ceremony on the grounds of The Ridges. Ornate facades, turrets, sprawling grounds and sheer palatial size belied the name mental hospital. Known as Kirkbride buildings, for the Pennsylvania physician who inspired them. 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