06/09/2026
The number has been above that door since this building opened in 1926.
Local lore says that in 1928, an unmarried nurse named Mary was found hanging from a light fixture inside this room. The legend claims she was pregnant by a doctor who performed a fatal procedure and staged the scene to protect himself.
Four years later, in 1932, a second nurse assigned to this room allegedly went through the fifth-floor window. Jumped, or pushed. No one knows.
While historical records neither confirm nor deny these stories, they have defined this space for decades.
Visitors today consistently report an overwhelming feeling of dread the moment they cross this threshold and a disembodied voice that tells them to get out.
The property owners have watched the lights turn on in this room from outside the building. With no power connected.
Fifth floor. Room 502.
đź“Ť Waverly Hills Sanatorium, Louisville, KY
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