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Central Islip State Hospital
Founded in 1889 and closed in 1996, most of this hospital's buildings have since been demolised or resused, but a handfull remain sitting abandoned.
Dark Valley Psychiatric Center
These 2 abandoned buildings sit out of place in the middle of a fully active psych center.
Dever State School
This large state school was built in 1942 and closed down between 1991 and 2002 due to funding issues.
Eastern State Hospital
This hospital created one of the first community campuses, many of the older psychiatric buildings now sit abandoned.
Elmhurst State Hospital
Built in 1854, this kirkbride sits abandoned. The Admin section burned in 2006 but the wings still stand.
Forensic State Hospital
This hospital for the criminally insane was founded in 1848. Dr. Henry Cotton believed the removal of patients teeth would help cure mental illness and this became common practice until the 1960's.
Hillside County Hospital
This huge county mental hospital only closed in 2007. The buildings are slated for demoltion within the next year to make way for parkland.
Kings Park Psychiatric Center
Opened by the county of Brooklyn to relieve overcrowding in the city hospitals in 1885. First known as the Long Island State Hospital, it would soon become known as the Kings Park State Hospital.
Lakeland Sanitarium
This tuberculosis sanitarium opened in 1910, with newer buildings added in the 1950s. It finally closed in 1992.
Leon County TB Sanitarium
This was a county tuberculosis sanitarium. Several of the buildings were reused for county offices, and others sit abandoned.
Letchworth Village
Letchworth Village Home for the Feeble Minded and Epileptics was built in 1909 with the goal of creating a more relaxed village like atompshere instead of the typical institution. Closed in 1996.
Long Island Medical Center
This small general hospital has sat abandoned for several years, connected to an active nursing home. Very clean but empty.
Miller State Hospital
This hospitals Kirkbride was built in 1871, the Admin is active with the wings long abandoned. The outer buildings were demolised in 2008.
Neponsit Health Care Center
Once a TB hospital, then a nursing home for many years, was evacuated after the roof was damaged in a storm, and still sits abandoned with full power.
NYC Farm Colony
Once the new york city poor house, the many buildings were later used by the nearby TB Sanitarium, and have sat abandoned for decades.
Oceanside TB Hospital
This old tuberculosis hospital is still mostly active as a rehab center, but many of the older buildings still sit abandoned.
Pennhurst State School
Opened in 1908, this state school was known for abuse and mistreatment of the children there. The documentary Suffer the Children was filmed here. Closed in 1987.
Philadelphia State Hospital
Opened in 1906 and closed in 1990, demolished in 2006. Also known as Byberry.
Pilgrim State Hospital
Built in the 1930s, this was once the largest psychiatric center in the world. Still mostly active with abandonment mixed in.
Red Oak State Hospital
This asylum consists of many small cottage type buildings, all of which now sit abandoned.
Renwick Smallpox Hospital
Built in 1854, this smallpox hospital is now just a shell of its former self.
Riverside State Hospital
This hospitals Kirkbride building opened in 1871. It was abandoned section by section starting in the 1970's until the final section closed in 2003. The male wing suffered a major fire in 2007.
Smithtown General Hospital
A small community hospital which sat abandoned for many years, now demolished.
Southville State Hospital
Originally a state mental hospital, most of the buildings were demolished and replaced with a cancer research and general hospital, which now sits abandoned.
Utopia State Hospital
Built in 1904 and closed in 1996, this massive beauitful hospital is currently in danger of demolition to make way for a resort.
Wisteria Psychiatric Center
Although the campus is still very active, there are dozens of abandoned buildings.
Worcester State Hospital
The kirbride opened in 1877. In 1991 it suffered a major fire, and most of the building was lost. One section of the male wings and Administration remained until 2008 when they were demolished to make way for a new hosptial.
