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Hopemont is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. It is located to the east of Terra Alta and is the home of Hopemont State Hospital, originally created as the West Virginia State Tuberculosis Sanitarium. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Hopemont has also been known as Rinards Crossing. Originally built to care for the state's citizens with tuberculosis. Hopemont has operated as a Medicaid certified long-term nursing facility since 1987. | Hopemont is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. It is located to the east of Terra Alta and is the home of Hopemont State Hospital, originally created as the West Virginia State Tuberculosis Sanitarium. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Hopemont has also been known as Rinards Crossing. Originally built to care for the state's citizens with tuberculosis. Hopemont has operated as a Medicaid certified long-term nursing facility since 1987. | ||
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== Images of Hopemont State Hospital == | == Images of Hopemont State Hospital == | ||
{{image gallery|[[Hopemont State Hospital Image Gallery|Hopemont State Hospital]]}} | {{image gallery|[[Hopemont State Hospital Image Gallery|Hopemont State Hospital]]}} | ||
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File:Hopemont01.png | File:Hopemont01.png | ||
File:Hopemont002.jpg | File:Hopemont002.jpg | ||
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| + | == Links & Additional Information == | ||
| + | [http://arch.thomas-industriesinc.com/Bldg_HopemontState_WV.htm Vintage & historical photos of the hospital] | ||
Revision as of 05:34, 28 March 2011
| Hopemont State Hospital | |
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| Current Status | Active |
| Building Style | Cottage Plan |
| Alternate Names | West Virginia State Tuberculosis Sanitarium |
History
Hopemont is an unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. It is located to the east of Terra Alta and is the home of Hopemont State Hospital, originally created as the West Virginia State Tuberculosis Sanitarium. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Hopemont has also been known as Rinards Crossing. Originally built to care for the state's citizens with tuberculosis. Hopemont has operated as a Medicaid certified long-term nursing facility since 1987.
Images of Hopemont State Hospital
Main Image Gallery: Hopemont State Hospital
