Pictures of the Real WSH and Pics of the Hill Ward
Now the building we all call Western State Hospital (the ruins) is not at all the original building. This is the Hill ward, also known as the "White House", was a men's dormitory for the farm workers. Over 300 male patients worked in orchards, fields, and with livestock. There was no central heating. As the number of patients at the hospital dwindled, the building fell into disuse. Records don't say exactly when, but by the early 1960s, the place was empty. Historians aren't even sure if anyone died there. Local historians call the building The White House or the Hill Ward. One resident says it was partially demolished as a military test exercise in the early 1980s. Search and rescue teams have used it for drills. The picture below is the "Hill Ward".
This is a picture of the Hill Ward ruins
This is a picture of a woman in front of the original WSH
