Difference between revisions of "Allegheny Heights Hospital and Sanitarium"
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| − | A privately owned hospital and sanitarium in the lumbering town of Davis, WV located in the Canaan Valley. It boasted a nursing school in the early to mid 1920s. The hospital was active until at least early 1926.<ref>[http://www.lindapages.com/nurses/nurses-schools.htm Pioneer Nurses of West Virginia]</ref> | + | A privately owned hospital and sanitarium in the lumbering town of Davis, WV located in the Canaan Valley. It boasted a nursing school in the early to mid 1920s. The hospital was active until at least early 1926.<ref>[http://www.lindapages.com/nurses/nurses-schools.htm Pioneer Nurses of West Virginia]</ref> Presumably the location was chosen for it's altitude, which contemporaries believed were beneficial to the treatment of lung diseases. |
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| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | [[Denmar Sanitarium]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:West Virginia]] | [[Category:West Virginia]] | ||
[[Category:Demolished Institution]] | [[Category:Demolished Institution]] | ||
[[Category:Single Building Institutions]] | [[Category:Single Building Institutions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:22, 3 April 2011
| Allegheny Heights Hospital and Sanitarium | |
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| Established | before 1920 |
| Closed | 1926(?) |
| Current Status | Demolished |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Location | Davis, WV |
| Architecture Style | Victorian |
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A privately owned hospital and sanitarium in the lumbering town of Davis, WV located in the Canaan Valley. It boasted a nursing school in the early to mid 1920s. The hospital was active until at least early 1926.[1] Presumably the location was chosen for it's altitude, which contemporaries believed were beneficial to the treatment of lung diseases.
