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{{infobox institution | {{infobox institution | ||
| name = Muirdale Sanatorium | | name = Muirdale Sanatorium | ||
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− | | established = | + | | established = 1928 |
− | | construction_began = | + | | construction_began = |
| construction_ended = | | construction_ended = | ||
− | | opened = | + | | opened = 1928 |
− | | closed = | + | | closed = 1960's |
− | | demolished = | + | | demolished = unused |
− | | current_status = | + | | current_status = closed |
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| architect(s) = | | architect(s) = | ||
− | | location = | + | | location = Milwaukee County, Wisconsin |
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| peak_patient_population = | | peak_patient_population = | ||
− | | alternate_names = | + | | alternate_names = Muirdale Tuberculosis Hospital |
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− | + | Muirdale Tuberculosis Sanatorium, also called Muirdale Tuberculosis Hospital, was built in 1928 by Milwaukee County, Wisconsin and was named for the noted naturalist John Muir. | |
− | + | It closed as a tuberculosis hospital in the 1960s, and for a while was known as Rehab West, functioning as a care facility for elderly persons with mental illnesses. | |
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