Our History

Wildwood Sanitarium was built in 1900 and bought by doctor John Henderson and doctor Carol Perry in 1903. The two doctors went to college for osteopathy a branch of medical practice that emphasizes the treatment of medical disorders through the manipulation and massage of the bones, joints, and muscles. Dr. Henderson along with his partner Dr. Perry and a staff of three nurses Bertha , Agnes, and Sue spent seven years preparing the building to house twelve full time patients along with people seeking treatments in their renovated bath house located in the basement. when it was opened as a holistic private hospital in 1909 They offered cold baths , hot baths, electric battery baths, light bath therapy and other homeopathic treatments. They treated all types of patients with various ailments as drug addiction, alcoholism, mental issues or they needed treatment for another non contagious disease all were welcome. Walter Freeman also preformed lobotomies during this time. The doctors were eventually forced by the state to open up as a sanitarium to treat Tuberculosis in 1923 due to the pandemic at the time. Dr. Henderson passed away in 1941 it was owned by his family until 1946. Dr. Perry also passed in 1941 he was only fifty six. Both doctors had been married while Dr. Perry had no children Dr. Henderson had three but lost two of them but had been married twice. His first wife had passed away. The early 1950's the building became three apartments and stayed apartments  for thirty years and afterwards was owned by different families and had sat vacant a couple of times. The building was bought by the Wagatha family in 2017 which is now currently a active restoration project funded by being open for paranormal investigations. 

Frequently Asked Questions:

  • Check in is 7pm, but accommodations can be approved by owner.

    Check out is 10am the next day.

  • Yes! Hit one of our book now buttons to reserve a date.

  • All balances are due at check in and can be paid with credit card, cash, Venmo ,PayPal, or CashApp.

Subscribe

Subscribe