WESTON, W.Va. – A massive Gothic Revival building once christened The Lunatic Asylum West of the Alleghenies was auctioned off for $1.5 million Wednesday. Joe Jordan, a Morgantown asbestos ...

WESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — Over the years, the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum has garnered somewhat of a paranormal reputation, ...

When West Virginia assumed control of the asylum in 1863, its name changed to the West Virginia Hospital for the Insane. By the early 1900s, it was known simply as Weston State Hospital, ...

The imposing Weston State Hospital -- once christened The Lunatic Asylum West of the Alleghenies -- has stood largely silent since 1994. The state of West Virginia has been unable to find a ...

Inside the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, in the small town of Weston, it’s five or 10 degrees colder. The heating hasn’t worked since the Weston State Hospital -- as the mental institution ...

WESTON, W.Va. — The city of Weston is highly visited by tourists, with attractions such as the West Virginia Museum of American Glass and the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, but the county seat ...

West Virginia's tourist attraction known as the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum is sought out for its history ... Dec. 16, 2011: A hallway at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, W. Va.

The campaign for Rep. Alex Mooney (R-WV) spent $540 at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in Weston, West Virginia. The former psychiatric hospital is now marketed as a historic and paranormal ...

A West Virginia non-profit is looking to further its restoration efforts of a handful of Weston cemeteries linked to the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, formerly known during operation as the ...

I rolled into Weston, West Virginia, as the sun began to sink, making the lush Appalachian hills appear to glow. A century and a half ago, the area’s beauty appealed to social reformers convinced of ...

When West Virginia assumed control of the asylum in 1863, its name changed to the West Virginia Hospital for the Insane. By the early 1900s, it was known simply as Weston State Hospital, ...