The old county home

Iowa · United States · Hospital

Drive past at night and there are glows in the windows as though a light were on. It is condemned and posted.

The old Story County home near Nevada, Iowa closed around fifteen years before this account was written.

Driving past at night, people see glows in the windows, as though a light were on inside.

It is condemned, with no trespassing signs across the front.

Moans and cries are reported from the building.

A county home was where a rural American county put the people it had no other answer for: the elderly poor, the mentally ill, the disabled, and those with nobody left. Residents worked what they could to offset the cost of keeping them. Many died there and a good number were buried on the grounds, often without a marked stone.

That is the history that produces this pattern of reports, and it is the same history behind a dozen other entries in this archive from a dozen other states.

The building is condemned, structurally unsafe and posted against trespass.

FAQ

Where is The old county home located?

The old county home is in Iowa, United States.

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Accounts are drawn from local folklore and visitor reports.