Thanks to ongoing cooperation among Wabash Valley Power Alliance, Parke County REMC, economic developers and public agencies, the former Indiana State Sanatorium is now a prime destination for ghost hunters worldwide.
Photo Gallery: Former Indiana State Sanatorium Site
Photo Gallery: Former Indiana State Sanatorium Site
Gregg Larson, a civil engineer who bought the former Indiana State Sanatorium site in Parke County, Indiana, looks toward the roof of the former nursing home building that fell into disrepair and was vandalized after its closure in 2011. (Photo Courtesy: Wabash Valley Power Alliance)
A dust-covered sign warning of the asbestos found in the tunnels carrying steam and other pipes through the buildings around the former Indiana State Sanatorium campus. (Photo Courtesy: Wabash Valley Power Alliance)
A vandalized window shows a peek into the cafeteria at the former Indiana State Sanatorium site in Parke County, Indiana. (Photo Courtesy: Wabash Valley Power Alliance)
A look at a nurses station at the former Indiana State Sanatorium site in Parke County, Indiana. (Photo Courtesy: Wabash Valley Power Alliance)
(From left) Jeremy Montgomery, energy adviser at Parke County REMC; Cyndi Todd, executive director of Partnership Parke County; and Gregg Larson, owner of the former Indiana State Sanatorium. (Photo Courtesy: Wabash Valley Power Alliance)
Cyndi Todd and Gregg Larson in front of the administration building for the former Indiana State Sanatorium. (Photo Courtesy: Wabash Valley Power Alliance)
Gregg Larson peeks into a room in the former administration building of the Indiana State Sanatorium. (Photo Courtesy: Wabash Valley Power Alliance)
Gregg Larson in front of the dairy barn along U.S. 36 in Parke County, Indiana. (Photo Courtesy: Wabash Valley Power Alliance)
PublishedOctober 24, 2022