1960's Photograph of the Entry Way to the East-West Wings of the Infirmary Building at the Blue Ridge Sanatorium:

Currently the Architectural History Class 592/594 of the University of Virginia is promoting community awareness of the the Blue Ridge Sanatorium. If you would like to discuss the current projects, please feel free to e-mail the students by clicking on the links below or sending a message to their school e-mail accounts:

Museum Exhibitions:

Rebecca Howell - rah9h@virginia.edu

Walking Tours:

Leah Stearns- lhs3e@virginia.edu

Media Campaigning:

Lindsey Gertz- ldg5c@virginia.edu

Planning Report:

Rebecca Synder- rs6zc@virginia.edu

Janey Terry - jct7p@virginia.edu

Margaret Tulloch - mbt9f@virginia.edu

Secondary Education Guide of Tuberculosis and the Sanatorium:

Roysin Billett- rab2y@virginia.edu

Oral Histories:

Richard Sidebottom- rws4w@virginia.edu

Guide Booklet:

Monica Shenouda- mas5ms@virginia.edu

Web Design:

Richard Sucre- ras7b@virginia.edu

Questions regarding the class:

Professor Daniel Bluestone- dblues@virginia.edu

Highway Sign Project:

The State of Virginia has a long history regarding their historic sites and the markers that designate them. As part of a class exercise, we were instructed to write a highway sign that would mark the Blue Ridge Sanatorium:

Leah Stearns and Monica Shenouda:

On the hills above are the vestiges of a community born out the concerted effort to combat an epidemic.
The Blue Ridge Sanatorium opened in 1920 as one of three public tuberculosis sanatoriums. Its landscape and
architecture reflect the evolution of medical practice and social perceptions of the disease.

Rebecca Synder, Janey Terry and Margaret Tulloch:

In 1919, the Commonwealth established Blue Ridge Sanatorium, one of the three state tuberculosis sanatoriums. Until its close in 1978, the sanatorium served as a self-sufficient community og patients, staff and doctors. Patient recovery was facilitated with a stricity regimen of ample bed rest, fresh air and good nutrition.

Lindsey Gertz, Richard Sidebottom, and Richard Sucre:

*pending*

Final Marker as composed by Roysin Billett & Rebecca Howell:

On this site in 1920 Virginia opened its premier public tuberculosis sanatorium. In an innovative architectural and landscape setting, patients followed a strict regimen of bed rest, fresh air, and good nutrition. Combatting a deadly epidemic, patients and staff built a community of strength and perseverance. With the success of antibiotic treatments, the sanatorium closed in 1978.

April 26, 2002 -

The Community History recently went out into the community. Appearing at 'Fridays After Five' on the downtown mall. Members of the class handed out brochures and information packets about the Blue Ridge Tuberculosis Sanatorium.

Remember that if you want to learn more about the research that we are undertaking, YOU are invited to our presentation on May 8th, 2002 from 9am to 11am at the University of Virginia, School of Architecture, Campbell Hall in the 2nd Floor Exhibition Spaces.

Update: 1/18.03

There is much to report on the Blue Ridge Sanatorium including news reports, television interviews and other public forums, which have allowed this site to enter into the public eye.