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Waverly Hills Sanatorium
​Louisville, Kentucky


This massive gothic-style Sanatorium got its start when, in the early 1900s, Jefferson County was ravaged by a tuberculosis outbreak. This prompted the state legislature, in 1906, to vote on building a new specialized hospital.

The site selected was known as Waverley Hill and had been owned by the Hays family in 1883. Mr. Hays had built a one-room schoolhouse and hired Lizzie Lee Harris to teach his children. As a fan of the Waverley novels from Walter Scott, Lizzie got permission to name the schoolhouse Waverley School.

In 1910, what would become known as Waverly Hills Sanatorium, got its start with a 2 story hospital with a capacity of 40. This was increased in subsequent years through additions, such as the children's pavilion which was used for both sick children and the children of tuberculosis patients. Even with these additions, the needs quickly outgrew the original building and Waverly was granted additional accommodations.

Construction of the current 5 story structure began in March of 1924 and opened for business on October 17, 1926. It was considered one of the most modern facilities at the time and increased capacity to 435 beds. The structure, and its surroundings, became a self-contained community, however, this would still be insufficient in addressing the needs of the community. Only 6 years later, Waverly had 480 patients and between 75-100 on a waiting list.

The facility served as a tuberculosis hospital until 1961, a couple of years after the discovery of streptomycin, an antibiotic that successfully treated and cured tuberculosis. The building found new life a year later when it opened as WoodHaven Medical Services, a geriatric facility that would be closed by court order in 1980 due to improper patient care.

Investigations at this location:

  • Saturday, May 28th, 2018
  • Saturday, March 16th, 2019
  • Monday, August 28th, 2023

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Investigation Data

MAY 28-29th, 2018

HEIDI

EVP Session on the third floor, Zone B, of Waverly Hills Sanatorium

My mom always said to say please...

RESIDUAL GURNEY/CART?

EVP Session in the Body Chute, Zone 1C, of Waverly Hills Sanatorium

GO AWAY

EVP Session in the Body Chute, Zone 1C, of Waverly Hills Sanatorium

JAKE

EVP Session in the Body Chute, Zone 1C, of Waverly Hills Sanatorium
MARCH 16-17th, 2019

A chording to who?

EVP Session in the Main Loby, Zone 1A, of Waverly Hills Sanatorium
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  • Locations
    • Commercial (4) >
      • Death & Taxes
      • Salisbury Ice House
      • Wallace Annex
      • William Rea Store
    • Confinement (6) >
      • Brushy Mountain Penitentiary
      • Eastern State Penitentiary
      • Ohio State Reformatory
      • Old Chester County Jail
      • Old Union County Jail
      • Old Wikes County Jail
      • West Virginia Penitentiary
    • Schools & Dormatories (2) >
      • Borden Building
      • École des Abrissaux
    • Entertainment (6) >
      • Bobby Mackey's
      • Carolina Theater
      • Lincoln Cultural Center
      • Raleigh Memorial Auditorium
      • Temple Theatre
      • Theatre in the Park
    • Estates (9) >
      • Andrew-Murphy
      • Bellaire House
      • Clarke House
      • G. S. Tucker
      • N. B. McCanless
      • Norwood House
      • Poplar Hill
      • Roberts-Vaughan House
      • Vincent Allen
    • Hospitality & Tourism (5) >
      • Country Squire
      • Empire Hotel
      • Grand Old Lady
      • Salisbury Depot
      • Seaboard Station
    • Landmarks (3) >
      • Castle Mont Rouge
      • Lake Shawnee
      • Lincoln County Courthouse
    • Medical & Emergency (8) >
      • Cresson Sanatorium
      • Old Fire Station No 5
      • Old South Pittsburg
      • St. Albans
      • Sweet Springs
      • Trans-Allegheny
      • Trivette Clinic
      • Waverly Hills
    • Military (2) >
      • Fort Mifflin
      • USS North Carolina
    • Museums (11) >
      • Bellamy Mansion
      • Brunswick Museum
      • Burgwin-Wright
      • Cross Keys House
      • Ferry Plantation
      • Hall House
      • Jefcoat Museum
      • Joel Lane House
      • NC Museum of History
      • Mordecai Park
      • Poplar Grove
      • Robert Cleveland
  • History Speaks
  • Presentations
  • Contact Us