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Men stand outside Bailey House.

1. Bailey House, Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
007880
Title:
Bailey House, Weston, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1890
Description:
Men stand outside Bailey House.
'Old Weston - Left - Bailey House - Baily House Barber Shop - bill board - Allen Simpson property now torn down 'in this building Er Ralston opened 1856' and next the Fisher property - later Weston Independent.'

2. Bailey House and Barber Shop, Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
007881
Title:
Bailey House and Barber Shop, Weston, W. Va.
Description:
'Old Weston - Left - Bailey House - Baily House Barber Shop - bill board - Allen Simpson property now torn down 'in this building Er Ralston opened 1856' and next the Fisher property - later Weston Independent.'

3. East Main Street Looking North, Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
007942
Title:
East Main Street Looking North, Weston, W. Va.

4. Property of Joseph Fuccy, Second Street, Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
007953
Title:
Property of Joseph Fuccy, Second Street, Weston, W. Va.
'Old buildings on site of Weston Post Office. The street formerly was on level with doorways. A meteor fell in this unpaved street in 1833. Bishop John W. Hamilton born here in 1845. And, in one of the frame buildings or next on South in Maxwells place was held the first meeting of the County Court of Lewis, held in Weston. The first was held at Westfield. The little old brick, concreted, was office of Gideon D. Camden and J. M. Bennett, lawyers, both very able men. Building to right reaches to corner of 'Bank Ave' - and was once owned by Burns family.'

5. Buildings on the Site of the Weston Post Office, Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
008001
Title:
Buildings on the Site of the Weston Post Office, Weston, W. Va.
Description:
'Old buildings on site of Weston Post Office. The street formerly was on level with doorways. A meteor fell in this unpaved street in 1833. Bishop John W. Hamilton born here in 1845. And, in one of the frame buildings or next on South in Maxwells place was held the first meeting of the County Court of Lewis, held in Weston. The first was held at Westfield. The little old brick, concreted, was office of Gideon D. Camden and J. M. Bennett, lawyers, both very able men. Building to right reaches to corner of 'Bank Ave' - and was once owned by Burns family.'
"The Weston State Hospital, also known as the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, was constructed in the late 1800s and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990. It is the largest hand-cut stone masonry building in North America, and is purportedly the second largest in the world, next to the Kremlin. The original hospital, designed to house 250 souls, was open to patients in 1864 and reached its peak in the 1950s with 2,400 patients in overcrowded and generally poor conditions. Changes in the treatment of mental illness and the physical deterioration of the facility forced its closure in 1994 inflicting a devastating effect on the local economy, from which it has yet to recover. Today, the hospital is open to historical tours and ghost tours."

6. Weston State Hospital, Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052395
Title:
Weston State Hospital, Weston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
"The Weston State Hospital, also known as the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, was constructed in the late 1800s and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1990. It is the largest hand-cut stone masonry building in North America, and is purportedly the second largest in the world, next to the Kremlin. The original hospital, designed to house 250 souls, was open to patients in 1864 and reached its peak in the 1950s with 2,400 patients in overcrowded and generally poor conditions. Changes in the treatment of mental illness and the physical deterioration of the facility forced its closure in 1994 inflicting a devastating effect on the local economy, from which it has yet to recover. Today, the hospital is open to historical tours and ghost tours."