Dansville Sanatorium
| Names: | Dansville Sanatorium, Our Home on the Hillside, The Jackson Sanatorium, The Jackson Health Resort, Dansville Health Resort, Macfaddan-Dansville Health Resort, Physical Culture Hotel, Bernarr Macfadden’s Castle on the Hill, Castle on the Hill, The Dansville Institute |
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| Address: | 39 NY-256, Dansville, NY |
| Built: | 1883 or 1886 |
| Architect: | Warner & Brockett |
| Status: | abandoned |
| Links: | abandonedonline.net, dansvillelibrary.org, theexplorographer.com, artofabandonment.com, opacity.us |
A. Friederich & Sons was the lead contractor for the construction of this beautiful sanatorium and health resort. The grounds included all the amenities of a first class resort hotel including an elegant dining hall, a luxurious drawing room, sunbathing rooms, a rooftop terrace, an inground swimming pool and tennis courts. Sadly, after years of total neglect, this grand old building is now dilapidated, overgrown and crumbling. It has become a favorite destination for urban explorers.
