The DeJarnette Sanitorium in Decay

Built in 1932 & closed in 1996, the mental hospital named after Dr. Joseph S. DeJarnette was a place driven to both care for and to control the lives of those who were its patients. Since being shuttered, it has since fallen into the hands of vandals, and the once busy hallways now only host an ever growing amount of graffiti.

OFFICIAL DISCLAIMER & WARNINGS:

This facility was permanently closed in 1996.

The former campus is now a property owned by the Frontier Culture Museum of Staunton, Virginia.

The buildings have been determined to be unfit for habitation of any sort due to the presence of asbestos in many materials used throughout the five - story structure.

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO VISIT THIS AREA UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON.

THE AIR QUALITY OF THE BUILDING HAS BEEN DECLARED UNSAFE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO THE RESPIRATORY HEALTH OF PERSONS EXPOSED TO THE SEALED INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURES WHICH COMPRISE THE FORMER DEJARNETTE SANITORIUM.

Security personnel of the Museum and local law enforcement officers patrol the surrounding grounds on a regular basis, and any persons found trespassing shall be prosecuted to the fullest extent provided by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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[linkfurrow]

Please do not visit the former DeJarnette Sanitorium in person! The air quality of the building is horrid, quite close to toxic. Homeless persons have been known to stay there; and it's the property of the Frontier Culture Museum! SO -- Please, don't attempt to tour the structure under any circumstances.

[twyla3]

I did not know that they did those procedures, that is terrible!

[linkfurrow]

The fake science of eugenics gained great momentum during the late 1800s and early 1900s. In 1915, the real Dr. DeJarnette was furious with the Virginian legislature for declining THEN to authorize laws that would allow for forced sterilization of the mentally ill. Science has made tremendous progress sucbe 1915, & there are many valid opinions / arguements surrounding the issue of forced sterilization procedures as they occurred across American states until the late 1970s and early 1980s.

[zuniga6412]

A lot more horrific things happened than just sterilizations.

[xxxMrSuspendedxxx]

@FoxtrotLester So... you've never been banged by a freaky psychiatric nurses and staff? Too bad.

[FoxtrotLester]

@xxxMrSuspendedxxx Yeah, yeah.

[demonlver13]

if going please be safe and use a miletary styl or grade a gass mask and use gloves for the lead paint

[NNASTYNATE666]

@linkfurrow what was that ? visit the former dejarnette sanitorium , ok !

[envyranner02]

@TheConservativesrock i went in there with a couple people for a couple hours but we didnt hear anything sadly

[hunterv41]

Thank you for this excellent presentation.