Taken on 06/16/10
Old Willard
Psychiatric Center, near the village of Willard, Orvid and Seneca
Lake/Finger Lakes Region
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
In 1864 Dr. Sylvester D. Willard of
Albany was the Secretary of the State Medical Society. Legislature
authorized him to investigate the condition of the insane and he submitted a
report in 1865. This report resulted in the creation of an asylum but
since Dr. Willard died that same year, they named the asylum after him.
The Willard Asylum opened on October 13, 1869 and was the
first United States institution for chronically ill patients, employing more
sophisticated diagnosis and treatment methods then previous mental hospitals.
At one time farmland was included on the property, which the patients worked
on, and is now part of Bonavista State Park Golf Course.
Later it was
named the Willard Psychiatric Center and in 1975 was listed on the National
Registry of History Places. In the mid 1980's one of the original
buildings was demolished. The entire facility closed in the Spring
of 1995 and has been empty ever since. It is located on the grounds of the
new psych center, owned by the DOC.
On Dec 7, 2007
427 forgotten trunks and suitcases were found in an attic and are now part of a
traveling exhibit (see
link here).
The center is huge and among other things had a lab, various
meeting halls, a projection room, and a
cemetery.
Fixtures and wheelchairs and furniture still sits inside, as well as surgical
and morgue equipment. More pictures are
here and vintage ones
can be found here at the
official website.
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Old Willard
Psych Center
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Psych Center
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Psych Center
*CharlesB writes "A great collection of shots of
the old psych center ! It is larger than I imagined and complete with the
architectural gems, like belfries, etc. This website puts you in a powerful
position to ask permission to do a photo essay on, say, the insides of such
structures. Have you ever received any on-line or written reviews of the "Old
Abandoned Buildings" website ? If the owners don't remove these buildings, they
might secretly desire to have them noticed. I think I further wondered if
someone came out with a bi-monthly magazine on abandoned structures of different
kinds - homes, barns, train stations, churches, etc. it might have a wide
audience. Something is feeding this frenzy. Look at the number of new books that
have been published recently on Amazon on this subject." |
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