The main building of this institution was built in 1872 by Judge George G. Freer, who was born in Marbletown, New York, in January 1809.
Glen State Park adjoined the site where Freer had built the "Lake View Hotel" to accommodate the tourists he had hoped to attract.
This beautiful structure, built in the style of the Second Empire, was to be the nucleus of the Glen Springs Resort and Sanitarium.
The drillers were disappointed, but, under scientific analysis, the water proved to have greater curative powers than those found at the Nauheim Springs in Germany, the leading spa of the day.
A two-story bath house was built with tiled floors and marble walls, which was attached directly to the hotel.
[2] As soon as he had purchased the estate, Leffingwell made plans to expand the hotel, for which he hired several architectural firms in the region.
On the grounds, gas wells provided heat for the buildings and food was grown to feed the guests and staff.
Finally the events of World War II caused the resort to lose many of its remaining clientele and it closed its doors on January 1, 1942.