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| Waverly Hills Sanatorium | |
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 Main entrance | |
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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]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ Davis, Alex. "Spooky Waverly Hills may return as hotel", The Courier-Journal, August 7, 2008.[dead link]
- ^ Renovations hopeful for haunted hotel Archived January 13, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Fox41.com
- ^ "Waverly Hills is preparing to open for Halloween tours, but its owners still have bigger plans". Louisville Business First. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2015.