With the discovery of a new antibiotic, Streptomyc in 1943, there was finally a way to combat Tuberculosis.
The new Sanatarium was officially opened July 26, 1910. Over the next two years of construction, a two-story wooden administration building as well as two connected open air pavilions on either side, each housing 20 male and female patients were built at a cost of $25,000. In 1908, ground was broken on what would become known as Waverly Hills Sanatorium (no one is quite sure when or how the second “e” was dropped from Waverly). The Board decided to keep the name Waverly, as it had a peaceful sound to it. Eventually Hays’ property was chosen for several reasons it’s distance from the city, it’s picturesque tranquil view, as well as it’s high altitude with increased air flow. The search began for a proper location to constructed the much needed facility. Nestled in the Ohio Valley, Louisville doesn’t get a proper amount of fresh air flow. In an attempt to to contain the disease, a “Board of Tuberculosis Hospital” was established in 1906. The Beginnings of industrialism, as well as geographic make-up were contributing factors. In turn, he renamed his property Waverley Hill.Īt the beginning of the 20th century Louisville Kentucky had the one of highest rate of tuberculosis deaths in the United States. Ms Harris’ had a fondness for author Walter Scott’s Waverley novels, and she received Hays’ permission to name the schoolhouse the Waverley School. Since any existing schools were a good distance away, Hays decided to establish a sone room school house for his children to attend and hired Ms.
In 2001, history buffs Charles and Tina Mattingly purchased the building and began the process of restoration.The area known today as ‘Waverly Hill’ was purchased by Major Thomas H. Over the next few decades, the building became home to transients and vandals. Medical equipment was moved out and the halls gradually emptied. The hospital closed in 1960 but reopened a year later as Woodhaven Geriatrics Sanitarium. When an antibiotic was discovered in 1944, Waverly had fewer and fewer patients. In extreme cases, the doctors would remove as many as 8 bones from patients to give the lungs more room to breathe, which was believed to be necessary at the time to allow for the tissue to heal properly. The sanitarium could accommodate more than 400 patients at once and was regarded as one of the most modern of its time. The rooms located on the other side of the building, away from the fresh air, were called “terminal rooms” and used for those with contagious diseases and those who were not expected to recover. Two beds were in each room and the rooms were positioned in front of screened in windows to allow for the patients to be wheeled out on their beds to set along the wide hallways known as a breezeway that included open screens for fresh air. The five story sanatorium was built on top of a hill and surrounded by wooded areas that presented a serene appearance. Most of the patients returned home or died of the illness, but some of the young patients spent most of their childhood here. The building was home to thousands of tuberculosis patients, mostly children, from as early as the 1910s. Hayes in 1883 as a school for his daughters, naming it Waverly School in reference to their affection for for Walter Scott’s “Waverly Novels." Hayes liked the name and decided to name his property “Waverly Hills.” The name was kept after the building was sold to the Board of Tuberculosis Hospital. The building was originally purchased by Major Thomas H.
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