Waverly Hills Sanatorium | |
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Geography | |
Location | Kentucky, United States |
Organization | |
Type | Specialist |
Specialty | tuberculosis sanatorium |
History | |
Opened | 1910 |
Closed | 1961 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Kentucky |
Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanatorium Historic Buildings | |
Location | 4400 Paralee Dr., Louisville, Kentucky |
Architect | James J. Gaffney, Dennis Xavier Murphy |
MPS | Jefferson County MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 83002746[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 12, 1983 |
The Waverly Hills Sanatorium is a former sanatorium located in the Waverly Hills neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
In the early 1900s, Jefferson County was ravaged by an outbreak of tuberculosis – known as the "White Plague" – which prompted the construction of a new hospital. The Sanatorium opened in 1910 as a two-story facility able to accommodate between 40 and 50 tuberculosis patients. The hospital closed in 1961, due to the success of antibiotic drug streptomycin in lowering the needs for such a facility. At some point, plans were made to turn the abandoned hospital into a hotel, but this is no longer the case.[2][3][4]