Rust and Ruinism:            Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum
Larry Mandelker Larry Mandelker

Rust and Ruinism: Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

Did you know that the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia, was once one of the largest hand-cut stonemasonry buildings in North America? Originally opened in 1864 to house 250 patients, it became a symbol of overcrowding and neglect by the 1950s

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