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Hopemont State Hospital Alternate Names
* West Virginia State Tuberculosis Sanitarium
Date built: Unknown
Building Plan: Cottage Plan
Current Status: Active
Architect(s): Unknown
History: Hopemont is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. It is located to the east of Terra Alta and is the home of Hopemont State Hospital, originally created as the West Virginia State Tuberculosis Sanitarium. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Hopemont has also been known as Rinards Crossing. Originally built to care for the state's citizens with tuberculosis. Hopemont has operated as a Medicaid certified long-term nursing facility since 1987.
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