Western State Hospital - Dejarnette Building, Staunton, Virginia
Location Type
Other
Activity Level
(4/5)
Coordinates
38.149595, -79.072557
Description
Western State Hospital, a fancy resort-style asylum called Western State Lunatic Asylum in its early years, was originally built in the 1820s. In 1905 it was taken over by Dr. Joseph Dejarnette, under whose authority patients were tortured. When the hospital moved in the 1970s the building became...