By: Emily Winters
Hill View Manor is turning 100 this October! To celebrate, we’ve designed a new logo for the centennial. We’ve decided to use two separate designs – one with spirits that resemble those
who we’ve come into contact with during investigations and psychic encounters, and one without spirits – a more conservative style to showcase our beautiful building.
A lot has happened at 2801 Ellwood Rd in the past century. On October 19, 1926, the four poor farms in Lawrence County came together to form one – the Lawrence County Home for the
Aged. Men, women and children lived here under the supervision of Perry and Mary Snyder. Those who were homeless, newly released inmates, or just couldn’t care for themselves resided
here while working some sort of job at the farm. While most documents and records have been lost or taken, we believe the poor farm faced trauma and sadness under Snyder’s rule.
During the mid 60’s, poor farms were no longer needed. The Lawrence County Home for the Aged transformed into a nursing home, where it could provide services to the sick and elderly
that the poor farm could not. In the 70’s, the nursing home adapted the name Hill View Manor and added a wing to the north side of the building. This new addition would offer critical care for
those who needed round-the-clock keeping.
Hill View closed in 2004, but the legacy lives on. We try our best to tell the story, to give the spirits a voice.
Hill View Manor serviced a community. The staff deeply cared for their patients and treated them like family. For some, Hill View was their only family, their only home. We wanted the 100
year logo to not only celebrate Hill View’s birthday, but to acknowledge all of the residents and guests who walked through those doors. Whether they were a child, an elder, nurse, or hospital
staff, their memory lives on. Though it has only been 100 years, there have been thousands of memories. Please join us in making Hill View’s 100th year the best.