Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (Weston, West Virginia)

USA / West Virginia / Weston / Weston, West Virginia
 Gothic revival (architecture), 1881_construction, U.S. National Historic Landmark
 Upload a photo
The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was a psychiatric hospital located in Weston, West Virginia and known by other names such as West Virginia Hospital for the Insane and Weston State Hospital. The asylum was open to patients from October 1864 until May 1994. The new hospital in Weston has been named for William R. Sharpe, Jr. who was a member of the West Virginia Senate. After closure, the hospital once again became known as the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum after reopening as a tourist location in March 2008.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Allegheny_Lunatic_Asylum
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   39°2'18"N   80°28'17"W
This article was last modified 2 years ago