Waverly Hills Sanatorium, located in Louisville, Kentucky, was first constructed in 1908 and opened in 1911 as a two-story hospital to accommodate 40-50 tuberculosis patients. It is now considered as one of the most haunted buildings in the Eastern U.S.

History

In the early 1900's, Jefferson County, Kentucky was severely struck with an outbreak of tuberculosis. The original Waverly Hills building was soon home to over 140 patients. Needing a larger hospital for the overwhelming amount of patients coming in, construction on a new "five-story" building, that could hold 400+ patients, began in March of 1924. The new building opened on October 17th, 1926. It was eventually closed in June 1961.

In 1996, Bob Alberhasky bought Waverly Hills and the area surrounding it. After a demolition consideration, Waverly Hills was re-opened for tours in late October 1999. In 2001, Charles & Tina Mattingly bought Waverly Hills from Bob Alberhasky. July 19th, 2001, "Fox's Scariest Places on Earth" was filmed at Waverly Hills by Triage Entertainment. Waverly Hills is opened again for Halloween tours, with proceeds going towards the renovation of the building. (An event that is carried on to this day.)

In 2004, two movies, "Death Tunnel" and "Spooked", are filmed at Waverly Hills.

Related Links

• Personal Accounts of Visting Waverly Hills (including Jay Gravatte's story of hosting "Fox's Scariest Places on Earth" at Waverly) (http://www.prairieghosts.com/waverly_tb.html)
• Official Waverly Hills Sanatorium/ Woodhaven Geriatric Center Memorial & Historical Resource (http://whsmemorial.tripod.com/index.html)
• Ron's Official Waverly Hills Website (http://www.waverlyhillstbsanatorium.com/)
• Death Tunnel Movie Website (http://www.deathtunnel.com)
• Spooked Movie Website (http://www.deathtunnel.com/documentary)