Many of you know that we moved into our dream home back in April. Pretty much since day one we've been inundated with contractors working on Phase 1 of our renovations. We are nearing completion of this stage and can't wait to post before and after pictures (soon!). Many of the contractors (painters, plumbers, electricians, etc) grew up in the area and were familiar with our house through it's previous owners. We've been told about the horse farm and the acres and acres of land that used to be part of the property. Most of the land was sold over the years leaving us with three acres. We also had heard stories or what we thought may have been rumors about the sanitarium. Well, Jason did some digging and the rumors are true. Our home was the main house for the Rockwood Tuberculosis Sanitarium (1907-1913).
Here's a link to a brief history: Rockwood Tuberculosis Sanitarium
We also found some interesting text from the Indiana Medical Journal
We hope to visit the Hendricks County Historical Society to learn more about our home's history. We'll keep you posted on what we find!
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