Waverly Hills Sanitorium

In the early 1900s, Jefferson County was severely stricken with an outbreak of tuberculosis. There were many tuberculosis cases in Louisville at the time because of all the wetlands along the Ohio River, which were perfect for the tuberculosis bacteria. To try to contain the disease, a two-story wooden sanatorium was opened in 1910, which consisted of an administrative/main building and two open air pavilions, each housing 20 patients, for the treatment of “early cases”.
The building you see today was constructed in 1926. It continued to serve as a tuberculosis hospital throughout the early to mid 20th Century. It is believed that as many as 63,000 patients died there before it was shut down in 1961.
The death toll as well as the supposed mistreatment  and questionable experimental procedures on patients, are all recipes that may be behind one of the most haunted buildings in the whole of the US.
The Waverly Hills Sanatorium has built quite the reputation over the years as more and more people are allowed to investigate the premises. This has thrown up some incredible evidence over the years. It has featured on shows such as Ghost Adventures, Ghost Hunters (TAPS), and our very own Most Haunted. TAPS captured a figure on their thermal imaging camera that seemed to be walking across the hall. The figure was about 3ft tall, they later found out that the ghost of a young boy named Tim has been spotted there before.
There are vast amounts of varying reports, including full bodied apparitions, fleeting shadows, screams from empty rooms, footsteps, sudden cold spots, and disembodied voices among many others.
Some of the reported paranormal activity includes:
Full apparitions, shadow figures crawling on the walls, disembodied legs running through the halls, and flying entities.
Investigators have been touched, grabbed, and have had items thrown at them.
Disembodied conversation and growls have been recorded.
Multiple apparitions, including child patients and doctors wearing lab coats, have been spotted throughout the property.
Something fly across the ceiling of a hallway.
Strange noises, including footsteps, slamming doors, and disembodied laughter.
Shadow people and ghostly children.
The fifth floor of the Waverly Hills Sanatorium is infamous for its haunting legends. According to American Hauntings, this floor was where mentally disturbed patients were housed, and Room 502 in particular is a hot spot for reported paranormal activity. People have witnessed shapes moving in the windows, heard voices telling them to leave, and even seen individuals jumping to their deaths. The stories also recount the tragic events of a nurse who hanged herself in Room 502 in 1928 after discovering she was pregnant out of wedlock, and another nurse who reportedly threw herself off the roof patio in 1932