“In 1884, Dr. Edward Trudeau, a consumptive himself, opened the first public tuberculosis sanitarium in Saranac Lake, New York. His first open-air cottage, ‘Little Red,’ inspired the design of a number of institutions throughout the country that prescribed fresh air and sunlight as a cure for tuberculosis.
“These initial open-air shacks progressed into well-designed pavilions and cottages, often consisting of two- or three-bedroom dormitories with private screened porches. In the 1920s and ’30s, states began passing laws that required state hospitals to provide beds equal to the number of tuberculosis-related deaths in each region. Soon these simple cottages grew into expansive medical complexes.”
Read the latest post from Preservation Nation blog: Tuberculosis Sanitariums: Reminders of the White Plague.
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