Lima Tuberculosis Hospital

Lima Tuberculosis Hospital
Geography
Location Lima, Ohio, United States
Coordinates 40°43′20″N 84°8′34″W / 40.72222°N 84.14278°W / 40.72222; -84.14278Coordinates: 40°43′20″N 84°8′34″W / 40.72222°N 84.14278°W / 40.72222; -84.14278
Organization
Care system Government
Services
Beds 25 (original) 158 (final)
History
Founded April 5, 1911
Closed 1973
Links
Lists Hospitals in Ohio

The Lima Tuberculosis Hospital was a tuberculosis sanatorium built in 1911[1][2] to deal with the leading causes of death in the United States in the early twentieth century.[3] It held 24 beds originally, and was remodeled in 1927 to hold 158 beds.[4] The hospital was renamed Ottawa Valley Hospital in 1960. By 1970 it was nearly empty, and it closed its doors in 1973. It is rumored to be haunted,[5] but one adventurer attributes the noises to the nearby Lima Refinery.[6]

References

  1. Lima Tuberculosis Hospital: The White Plague Architecturalafterlife.com Retrieved on March 28, 2016.
  2. Lima TB Hospital Ohiotruthhunters.org. Retrieved on March 28, 2016.
  3. The Great White Plague Virginia.edu. Retrieved on March 28, 2016.
  4. Lima State TB Hospital Opacity.us. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  5. Lima TB Hospital Nopss.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  6. Lima TB Hospital Forgottenoh.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.


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