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Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital

TonyFolenta — 2008-04-25T01:09:05Z

redirect to a newer and more complete article

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- The Rochester Psychiatric Center campus fills most of the block enclosed by South Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, South Clinton Avenue, and Westfall Road. The main address is [[Address(1149 Elmwood Avenue)]]. It is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the largest being seventeen stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularly and arrests have been made for trespassing. There is also known to be asbestos in at least one of the former buildings.[[FootNote(The Terrence building has been confirmed, but others may also.)]] - - The campus is now owned by the ["Al Sigl Center"]. - - Be sure to check out the ["Epileptic Gorilla"] statue that is located in the north west corner of the property. - - A former ["Rochester Institute of Technology" RIT] student, Jennifer Kunz, photographed some of the abandoned RPS buildings. Unfortunately, the pages have been taken down by RIT since her graduation. Some of them are still accessible via the [http://web.archive.org/ Wayback Machine]: - - * Two images from the power plant: [http://web.archive.org/web/20040105035143/www.rit.edu/~jbk0433/PsychCenter/image+pages/sink.htm Sink], and [http://web.archive.org/web/20040105034743/www.rit.edu/~jbk0433/PsychCenter/image+pages/office.htm Office]. - * [http://web.archive.org/web/20030526160114/www.rit.edu/~jbk0433/PsychCenter/text/pyschiatrictext.html Introductory page]. - * An [http://web.archive.org/web/20040114213341/www.rit.edu/~jbk0433/PsychCenter/text/psychstory.htm account of Kunz's explorations]. - * [http://web.archive.org/web/20040114213223/www.rit.edu/~jbk0433/PsychCenter/text/psychfacts.htm More information]. - - '''Update:''' Jen has photos of the Psych Center on her [http://www.jenkunz.com/gallery/rpc.color website]. - - Additional photos, taken in 2005, are available here: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/tommasz/sets/794458/] - = Links = - - * [http://intotem.buffnet.net/mhw/45bd'anza.htm From Almshouse to Asylum: The Early History of Rochester Psychiatric Center] - * [http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-tl/maps/pages/1900.html Map of Insane Asylum, Almshouse, & Penitentiary]. This map illustrates the original location of the County's facilities for the mentally ill. The notations at the bottom of the map refer to excavations made in 1984 when Highland Park was expanded, described in detail by our ["Highland Cemetery"] page. - - Property Parcel ID: 1365510203 - - Current Owner: The People of the State of New York	+ #redirect South Avenue at Elmwood Avenue

Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital

TomNichols — 2007-04-09T01:15:39Z

added Jen Kunz's website link.

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Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital

2006-11-07T20:33:33Z

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Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital

TracyLogan — 2005-10-27T00:45:53Z

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- The Rochester Psychiatric Center campus fills most of the block enclosed by South Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, South Clinton Avenue, and Westfall Road. The main address is [[Address(1149 Elmwood Avenue)]]. It is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the largest being seventeen stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing. There is also known to be asbestos in at least one of the former buildings.[[FootNote(The Terrence building has been confirmed, but others may also.)]]	+ The Rochester Psychiatric Center campus fills most of the block enclosed by South Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, South Clinton Avenue, and Westfall Road. The main address is [[Address(1149 Elmwood Avenue)]]. It is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the largest being seventeen stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularly and arrests have been made for trespassing. There is also known to be asbestos in at least one of the former buildings.[[FootNote(The Terrence building has been confirmed, but others may also.)]]

Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital

TomMaszerowski — 2005-10-02T17:55:15Z

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Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital

RobertPolyn — 2005-06-28T02:50:14Z

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- The Rochester Psychiatric Center campus fills most of the block enclosed by South Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, South Clinton Avenue, and Westfall Road. The main address is [[Address(1149 Elmwood Avenue)]]. It is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the largest being seventeen stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing.	+ The Rochester Psychiatric Center campus fills most of the block enclosed by South Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, South Clinton Avenue, and Westfall Road. The main address is [[Address(1149 Elmwood Avenue)]]. It is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the largest being seventeen stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing. There is also known to be asbestos in at least one of the former buildings.[[FootNote(The Terrence building has been confirmed, but others may also.)]]
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- * [http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-tl/maps/pages/1900.html Map of Insane Asylum, Almshouse, & Penitentiary]. This map illustrates the original location of the County's facilities for the mentally ill. The notations at the bottom of the map refer to excavation made in 1984 when Highland Park was expanded. More information is available at [http://indigo.ie/~phelanf/Mulligan/StatementAbout.html Artist's Garden Project] under the heading "HIGHLAND PARK SOUTH".	+ * [http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-tl/maps/pages/1900.html Map of Insane Asylum, Almshouse, & Penitentiary]. This map illustrates the original location of the County's facilities for the mentally ill. The notations at the bottom of the map refer to excavations made in 1984 when Highland Park was expanded, described in detail by our ["Highland Cemetery"] page.

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RyDahl — 2005-05-07T21:13:01Z

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FarMcKon — 2005-04-24T03:36:35Z

Fixed address

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- The Rochester Psychiatric Center campus fills most of the block enclosed by South Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, South Clinton Avenue, and Westfall Road. The main address is [Address(1149 Elmwood Avenue)]. It is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the largest being seventeen stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing.	+ The Rochester Psychiatric Center campus fills most of the block enclosed by South Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, South Clinton Avenue, and Westfall Road. The main address is [[Address(1149 Elmwood Avenue)]]. It is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the largest being seventeen stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing.

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TobinFricke — 2005-04-24T02:34:09Z

Abandoned Psych hospital is seventeen stories tall.

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- The Rochester Psychiatric Center campus fills most of the block enclosed by South Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, South Clinton Avenue, and Westfall Road. The main address is [Address(1149 Elmwood Avenue)]. It is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the largest being ten stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing.	+ The Rochester Psychiatric Center campus fills most of the block enclosed by South Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, South Clinton Avenue, and Westfall Road. The main address is [Address(1149 Elmwood Avenue)]. It is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the largest being seventeen stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing.

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TobinFricke — 2005-04-24T02:17:28Z

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- The Rochester Psychiatric Center campus fills most of the block enclosed by South Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, South Clinton Avenue, and Westfall Road. The main address is [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1111%20Elmwood%20Ave%20Rochester%2C%20NY%2014620&hl=en 1111 Elmwood Avenue]. It is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the largest being ten stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing.	+ The Rochester Psychiatric Center campus fills most of the block enclosed by South Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, South Clinton Avenue, and Westfall Road. The main address is [Address(1149 Elmwood Avenue)]. It is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the largest being ten stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing.
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	+ + Property Parcel ID: 1365510203 + + Current Owner: The People of the State of New York

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SamHathaway — 2005-04-01T05:59:17Z

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- A former ["RIT"] student, Jennifer Kunz, photographed some of the abandoned RPS buildings. Unfortunately, the pages have been taken down by RIT since her graduation. Some of them are still accessible via the [http://web.archive.org/ Wayback Machine]:	+ A former ["Rochester Institute of Technology" RIT] student, Jennifer Kunz, photographed some of the abandoned RPS buildings. Unfortunately, the pages have been taken down by RIT since her graduation. Some of them are still accessible via the [http://web.archive.org/ Wayback Machine]:

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SamHathaway — 2005-04-01T05:56:54Z

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SamHathaway — 2005-04-01T05:56:02Z

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- The Rochester Psychiatric Center campus fills most of the block enclosed by [South Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, South Clinton Avenue, and Westfall Road. The main address is [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1111%20Elmwood%20Ave%20Rochester%2C%20NY%2014620&hl=en 1111 Elmwood Avenue]. It is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the lagest being ten stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing.	+ The Rochester Psychiatric Center campus fills most of the block enclosed by South Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, South Clinton Avenue, and Westfall Road. The main address is [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1111%20Elmwood%20Ave%20Rochester%2C%20NY%2014620&hl=en 1111 Elmwood Avenue]. It is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the lagest being ten stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing.

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SamHathaway — 2005-04-01T05:55:41Z

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	+ + A former ["RIT"] student, Jennifer Kunz, photographed some of the abandoned RPS buildings. Unfortunately, the pages have been taken down by RIT since her graduation. Some of them are still accessible via the [http://web.archive.org/ Wayback Machine]: + + * Two images from the power plant: [http://web.archive.org/web/20040105035143/www.rit.edu/~jbk0433/PsychCenter/image+pages/sink.htm Sink], and [http://web.archive.org/web/20040105034743/www.rit.edu/~jbk0433/PsychCenter/image+pages/office.htm Office]. + * [http://web.archive.org/web/20030526160114/www.rit.edu/~jbk0433/PsychCenter/text/pyschiatrictext.html Introductory page]. + * An [http://web.archive.org/web/20040114213341/www.rit.edu/~jbk0433/PsychCenter/text/psychstory.htm account of Kunz's explorations]. + * [http://web.archive.org/web/20040114213223/www.rit.edu/~jbk0433/PsychCenter/text/psychfacts.htm More information]. + + = Links = + + * [http://intotem.buffnet.net/mhw/45bd'anza.htm From Almshouse to Asylum: The Early History of Rochester Psychiatric Center] + * [http://www.vintageviews.org/vv-tl/maps/pages/1900.html Map of Insane Asylum, Almshouse, & Penitentiary]. This map illustrates the original location of the County's facilities for the mentally ill. The notations at the bottom of the map refer to excavation made in 1984 when Highland Park was expanded. More information is available at [http://indigo.ie/~phelanf/Mulligan/StatementAbout.html Artist's Garden Project] under the heading "HIGHLAND PARK SOUTH".

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SamHathaway — 2005-04-01T05:11:57Z

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- The '''Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital''', located off of ["Elmwood Ave"] near the ["University of Rochester"] is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the lagest being ten stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing.	+ The Rochester Psychiatric Center campus fills most of the block enclosed by [South Avenue, Elmwood Avenue, South Clinton Avenue, and Westfall Road. The main address is [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1111%20Elmwood%20Ave%20Rochester%2C%20NY%2014620&hl=en 1111 Elmwood Avenue]. It is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the lagest being ten stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing.

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TobinFricke — 2005-03-28T15:11:48Z

link to Al Sigl center

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- The ["Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital'], located off of ["Elmwood Ave"] near the ["University of Rochester"] is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the lagest being ten stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing.	+ The '''Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital''', located off of ["Elmwood Ave"] near the ["University of Rochester"] is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the lagest being ten stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing. + + The campus is now owned by the ["Al Sigl Center"].

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RobertPolyn — 2005-03-28T09:01:32Z

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	+ The ["Abandoned Psychiatric Hospital'], located off of ["Elmwood Ave"] near the ["University of Rochester"] is a sprawling campus containing a wide range of abandoned structures, the lagest being ten stories tall. One of the most striking features of this site are ages represented between the various buildings on the property. Portions of the campus have been rennovated and now serve new functions. The buildings are well secured. The property is patrolled regularily and arrests have been made for trespassing.