https://www.elsiecashyates.org/story daily 0.75 2025-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1591488586826-7YT0DL37H5FE69SH8SC1/house%2Btree+-+Copy.jpg Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1590553454814-GODNL09IGW0XDZ6EAVN6/Mamaw%2Band%2BGranddad%2Bat%2BBYU%2BGraduation.jpg Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1590553883440-05HSPWND3JUC5KQW522C/IMG_4148.JPG Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1590553943254-CXKZGG7XPSR9J27ZJDT7/20170601_164002977_iOS.jpg Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1590553404366-ZQ203KYQ0OLL4QHL5IVH/IMG_4060.jpg Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1590553514346-J5RBX8K0RO77VTNE01NG/IMG_3316.jpg Our Story https://www.elsiecashyates.org/home daily 1.0 2024-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1590377650711-WR7FRLO8LAIWF6O2105R/LymanNursesHomeCropped.jpg Home - ABOUT THE BLUE RIDGE PROPERTY One hundred years ago the State of Virginia – with support from the University of Virginia and the City of Charlottesville – opened the Blue Ridge Sanatorium for tuberculosis patients. The state-run Sanatorium operated for 57 years before ownership was transferred to the University of Virginia in 1978. The facility was used by the University as a hospital for another twenty years before closing in 1996. Since that time, the property has primarily sat unused. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1590451435535-157H6V5VD6GC0I8MH2DR/Mamaw+and+Granddad+at+BYU+Graduation.jpg Home - A GRANDDAUGHTER AND HER GRANDMOTHER: OUR FOUNDER’S STORY Let me share my personal story about the Blue Ridge property and my grandmother, Elsie Cash Yates; explain why I am passionate about this project; and share why I am convinced that Blue Ridge is ready to return to its roots as a place of healing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1590538428593-LOK9YT0EQG234P1KVWVA/Digital+Rendering+Final.jpg Home Digital rendering of a potential mental health support facility at the Blue Ridge property. https://www.elsiecashyates.org/team daily 0.75 2025-07-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1590555074030-33KNGQUG3GLUWNTUNETI/jeri.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1590554135102-ZJJ9FAOB311N4JHN401B/Tiah+Westover+Bio.png Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/cdd7e179-4f2d-40d2-a11e-887551753bfa/7K5A8814.jpg Our Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1590555090826-AHDYIQ9X8NMQJ4ZR4CTR/michael2.jpg Our Team https://www.elsiecashyates.org/property daily 0.75 2024-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1590450352144-CAWFNC8258SZ0S09HEK9/wright.jpg The Property - BLUE RIDGE HOSPITAL Ownership of the property was transferred to the University in 1978 and the facility changed the name to the Blue Ridge Hospital. It operated under that name for another 18 years until the facility closed in 1996. Since that time, the Blue Ridge Property has been in the custody of the University and the UVA Foundation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1590450421230-WGS3A4HJ2MQVPJR2323Z/Historial%2BPhoto.jpg The Property - BLUE RIDGE SANATORIUM In 1919, the Commonwealth of Virginia began exploring sites for a new sanatorium. At the time, tuberculosis killed thousands of Virginians annually and the state recognized the need for an additional sanatorium to support the growing number of patients. Prompted by his personal history with tuberculosis, the University of Virginia's president Edwin Alderman wrote a letter to the governor urging the State to place the sanatorium in Charlottesville. The city of Charlottesville offered additional support, including financial assistance and road improvements. With that support from the University and the City, the State of Virginia purchased the land and opened the Blue Ridge Sanatorium in 1920. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1590442277864-XZY1OIB8O8IJ1KPEKI80/747e70ea16a32b8208c34ed430da21b8.jpg The Property - TREATING PATIENTS Over the next 50 years, the Sanatorium treated thousands of tuberculosis patients, most of whom lived on the property for months at a time. Widespread use of tuberculosis antibiotics in the 1950s led to better, faster treatment and lessened the number of patients at the Sanatorium. To make use of the empty space, treatment programs at the property expanded in the 1970s to other diseases, such as an outpatient alcoholic treatment program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ecb3390e349354c54b37389/1590442104325-NCHGRWFO5W6W23N3V78A/blue-ridge-sanatorium-east-side-of-state-route-20-25-mile-south-of-i-64-charlottesville-5deebd-1024.jpg The Property - MOORE’S CREEK SANATORIUM The Blue Ridge Property began its public service in 1902 when a group of physicians purchased the 106-acre Lyman Farm, located one mile southeast of Charlottesville. The group used the site to treat patients with mental disorders, alcoholism, and substance abuse disorders. Known as Moore’s Creek Sanatorium, the facility operated for 12 years before the company dissolved.