Pictured above is the Old Gooding College/TB Hospital. It is being renovated into a rustic hotel and community center for the fine community of Gooding Idaho and is ready to open the doors for ongoing investigations by the IPRG.
Join us at this historical location rich in history and atmosphere for an investigation the 2nd Saturday of every month.
Investigation Dates:
April 10, 2010
May 8, 2010
June 12, 2010
July 10, 2010
August 14, 2010
September 11, 2010
October 9, 2010
9:00 PM to 2:00 AM
$50.00 Per Person plus the cost of your room should you need to reserve one.
Reservations are a must! Spots are limited!
Must be 18 to attend!
40,000 Sq. Feet and 42 rooms of pure haunted fun!
Space is very limited so if you are interested in joining us, please e-mail us at:
admin@idspiritskrs.com
To reserve your spot!
All money raised from these investigations will be paid directly to the Get Inn to assist with the ongoing cost of the renovations and to maintain this wonderful piece of Goodings history.
History of the Idaho State Tuberculosis Hospital Gooding, Idaho
The building that now is operated as the Get Inn has a lengthy history and has gone through reincarnations that have been important to not only Idaho, but the nation itself. Over the years, the building has fallen into great disrepair, but is being renovated by the current owners and is now a hotel.
Originally the building housed the Gooding College, operated by the Methodist Episcopal Church. The building began it’s life as a college in 1917, and had it’s own post office, Wesleyan. The college consisted of a campus of 110 acres, donated by Frank Gooding and the Gooding Town Site Corporation. The first graduation took place in 1919. The last class consisting of two students graduated in May of 1938. At its peak, the college had an enrollment of 209 students in 1928. The only degree offered was Bachelor of Arts. The college also competed in basketball, speech and debate against other colleges. The college closed due to financial losses in 1938.
Upon closing, the property was given over to the Conference Claimants Board of the Idaho Conference of the Methodist Church. In 1941 the property was given to the State of Idaho for the development of a tuberculosis hospital. That year the Legislature appropriated funds to remodel the college administration building. However, shortages of equipment and personnel during World War II delayed activation of the institution until May, 1947. At that time Idaho and Nevada were the only states without a tuberculosis hospital.
The new hospital provided boarding and modern isolation facilities for forty patients. The recommended number of beds for the facility was one hundred and fifty. In 1948 the Department of Health acquired hospital buildings and equipment from the Paul, Idaho prisoner-of-war camp consisting of six frame buildings which increased the capacity of the institution to ninety beds. In 1953 Idaho Legislature appropriated funds which were matched by the Hill-Burton federal funds for a permanent hospital to replace the temporary frame buildings. Construction began in 1955 and was completed in July, 1957. The institution was granted full accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.
The hospital was the primary treatment facility for patients with tuberculosis in Idaho until it closed in 1976. Since that time there have been several attempts by Legislature to have the building demolished. The current owners purchased the building and is being converted it into a hotel.
