Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanitarium Historic Buildings
The Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanitarium Historic Buildings (also Waverly Hills Sanatorium ) in Jefferson County in Kentucky (USA) was a sanatorium and at the same time a psychiatric facility for the treatment of tuberculosis patients.
history
The sanatorium was built in 1910 according to the plans of the architects James J. Gaffney (1863-1946) and Dennix Xavier Murphy (1854-1933). It was closed in 1962. Popular was the construction of TV shows with paranormal topics haunted house (haunted house) or X-Factor: The true dimension of fear (Scariest Places On Earth). It appeared in this capacity on television programs on ABC / FOX, VH1 Celebrity Paranormal Project, Syfy's Ghost Hunters, Zone Reality's Creepy and on the British show Most Haunted . The facility has also been featured in several films, including the Death Tunnel filmed there in 2005 . The sanatorium is to be converted into a hotel, with some rooms being preserved as historical attractions.
On July 12, 1983, the Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanitarium Historic Buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places as a listed building .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kelly Roncace: Paranormal Corner: Waverly Hills to become haunted hotel. nj.com. March 9, 2015, accessed August 6, 2016.
- ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed June 12, 2016
Coordinates: 38 ° 7 '48.5 " N , 85 ° 50' 30.2" W.