Located about 4 miles south of De Pere, Wisconsin, on a hill overlooking the scenic Fox River.

This hospital for people afflicted with tuberculosis was built in 1918, and demolished in the late 1980s or early '90s. The site is now occupied by expensive homes.

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Muirdale Sanatorium

This former tuberculosis sanatorium was built in 1928. It is at the corner of Highway 100 and Watertown Plank Road in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

It closed as a TB hospital in about 1975 and is now being used for incubator businesses in the Milwaukee County Research Park.

Note: The mounds of earth in front of Muirdale are Indian burial mounds.

Statesan at Wales WI

This postcard shows the Administration Building of the State Sanatorium, which was called the Statesan. The sanatorium in Waukesha County was begun in 1907 and grew into an impressive complex that was used for patients with tuberculosis until 1957. In 1959, The buildings were converted for use as the Ethan Allen School, a a correctional institution for juveniles. Some of the buildings, including the one at left, are still in use today.

(The history of the Statesan is being gathered by Scott E. Paschal. If you have information, pictures or other items of interest, please contact Scott at paschal@execpc.com  )