Pureair Sanatorium is located in

Bayfield County, Wisconsin Bayfield County is the northernmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, its population is 16,220. Its county seat is Washburn. The county was created in 1845 and organized in 1850. The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior C ...

History

Construction of the sanatorium began in 1918 as an effort to combat

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...

. The facility opened in 1920 despite the fact that the construction was not yet finished because the disease had become particularly widespread among the

Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians The Bad River LaPointe Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians or Bad River Tribe for short ( oj, Mashkii ziibii) are a federally recognized tribe of Ojibwe people. The tribe had 6,945 members as of 2010. The Bad River Reservation i ...

and a nearby community of iron miners. In 1923, additions were added to accommodate

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veterans who had contracted the disease while overseas. The sanatorium ceased operations in 1975. It was added to the

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in 1981. The site was also added to the state register in 1989.

Pureair, Wisconsin Pureair is an unincorporated community located in the town of Bayfield, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States. History The area was named after the Pureair Sanatorium which treated tuberculosis patients from Bayfield County, Iron County and ...

is named after it.

References

Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Bayfield County, Wisconsin Tuberculosis sanatoria in the United States Vernacular architecture in Wisconsin Brick buildings and structures in Wisconsin Buildings and structures completed in 1923 {{Wisconsin-NRHP-stub