Time Line

CRESSON SANATORIUM TME LINE

1910 Mrs. B F Jones cottage gifted to the state of Pa.

San building plans accepted.

Woodman Lumber Company awarded contract to build San.

1911 Andrew Carnegie sells land to Commonwealth of Pa. for one dollar.

Resolution passed thanking Carnegie for land donation.

Carnegie donates second tract of land for the San.

1913 San opened in January
1914 Grace Chapel erected.
1915 First small school house erected.
         West Wing built.
         First Recreation Hall built.
         Dining Room enlarged.
         Medical Director’s residence built.
1919 Training School for practical nurses established.
1921 Five more cottages were added to Men's Camp.
1922 A "playhouse" with swimming pool for the children built.
          First x-ray equipment purchased
1925 New school houses constructed consisting of two 4-room buildings.
          Garage built.
          New Entertainment Hall built.
1931  Barn remodeled and made into a dormitory for non-patient male employees.

1930’s Work started remodeling the Children's Playhouse in the

             late 1930's, converting it into the present Surgery Building.
1932 Children's House, with a capacity of 122 beds, was opened for children.
1947 Chapel completely refurbished in 1947.
          Streptomycin first used in treatment of TB.
1949   Addition built at the rear of Grace Chapel
          Two doctors' cottages built and ready for occupancy.
1950   Units #1 and #2 opened.
         Nurses Home opened.
         Small addition built onto Grace Chapel.
         Children's Department closed in August 1950    (Later became Unit 3.)
           Major medical chest surgery routinely performed.
         Medical Social Worker added to staff in February.
          Occupational Therapy Department established in February.
        Nurses Training School reorganized with full time instructor.
1951   Entertainment Hall, or Auditorium, completely renovated.
          Completed Units 2 & 3.
        Tore down men’s and women’s cottages.
        Nurse’s Residence renamed O’Halloran Hall
        Alterations made to four large wards in the men's hospital, converting them
          into  rooms and small wards.
1952   Addition made to the Administration Building
           Medical Service Unit was opened for occupancy in October.
           Isonazid first used in treatment of TB.
1956   Facility renamed Laurence F. Flick State Hospital in December.
1962   Administration Building front entrance remodeled.
1964 Became Cresson State School and Hospital
1970’s Name changed to Cresson Center.

1983 Transferred to the Dept of Corrections.