staff house at newington children's hospital (abandoned)

Staff House at Newington Children's Hosptal. Abandoned and boarded up some time ago.

Update, 3/27/08: it was demolished sometime this winter. By Easter, just a pile of dirt and debris.

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Dancing Fish says:

Yep, I bet it's haunted by the voices of a thousand children. Very creepy indeed.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

sandcastlematt says:

Just as I was taking this photo, a guy drove up and told me flatly that "its not haunted." I'm not convinced - anything with this much history in it...
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

army.arch says:

Reminds me of this abandoned psych hospital in Topeka, KS.
www.flickr.com/photos/army_arch/275596121/in/ set-72157594...
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

i certainly see the resemblance - perhaps from the same era? The guy who said this building wasn't haunted also informed me it was made in the '20s, but I'm not sure.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Cavutto says:

Cool shot! I helped a buddy film a movie for a high school media class in this building. There's some cool stuff in there. :)
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

sandcastlematt says:

hey thanks. I was advised (by the guy who drove up to me) that no ones allowed inside and that there's security cameras monitoring the whole area. I would have loved to check out the interior - you should post some shots if you have any.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

kisses are a better fate than wisdom says:

very cool shot, outstanding textures!! did you take any in b&w? just curious how the contrast might look
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

sandcastlematt says:

thanks - I did try converting it to b&w, sepia, etc, and its basically just looks older but doesn't improve the contrast.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

thetruthperson says:

Hey Gang, this picture is of the original Staff House at Newington Children's Hospital. I hate to burst your bubble, but no children were ever in this building. There aren't any screams or boogeymen here. It was a dormitory for nurses and therapists. The buildings that were used when it was called "Newington Home for Crippled Children" are still being used today as an office building.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

sandcastlematt says:

Thanks so much for stopping by and clarifying. I had the hardest time finding reliable information to ID this building - my inlaws who are local to Newington told me it was an abandoned mental hospital; glad i didn't go with that. Google mainly sent me to haunted house discussion boards that were horribly contradictory. Well, glad you showed up - will change the description accordingly.
Even if it was *just* a dormitory - which is kind of interesting in its own right - I still think its kind of creepy looking. Any clue as to why it still stands - are there are plans to rehabilitate it?
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

thetruthperson says:

Actually, a lot of groups have looked at it over the years for renovation, but at this point - unfortunately - it's scheduled for demolition. The slate is falling off the roof and the mortar has loosened so the bricks are falling as well. Very sad because it is - or was - a beautiful building in its day.
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

sierrablu says:

Great photo! It looks like it should be in a scary movie!!
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

johnnhorak says:

The abandoned insane asylum up the road is even creepier.
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

schummi06514 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Abandoned New England, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

roxieffcc says:

MOST awesome. I love everything about this shot - especially studying the windows. Viewed in the abandoned New England group.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

andre.govia says:

Great photo 10/10
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

treemcginnis says:

is anyone aware if this building is still standing or not? I wantto go see it tomorrow
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Cavutto says:

Last I knew, it's still there.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

sandcastlematt says:

Sorry to say guys, but the structure is gone. I stopped by on Saturday, and found nothing but piles of dirt and debris - just one floor of the basement wall creeping through is the only evidence a building ever stood there. There is a pretty cool excavator on the site, however:

Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

portiajackson660 says:

My mom spent sometime at this hospital for children she had polio when looking at this photo it makes me wonder how did she spend her days i go through moments of wondering especially when i see a photo like this with real history attached to it.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

polarityphoto says:

:(

Thanks for sharing a fleeting glimpse of history.
One Fellow Wanderer.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

px7qm0z2 says:

This is not a picture of Newington Children's Hospital. This is the staff housing unit. The actual hospital building was dedicated to Dr. Curtis, who watched me grow into adulthood. I spent many hours in the hospital before it's closing and I can assure you that it is not "haunted by the voices of thousands of children." Childrens' lives were saved in that hospital. Children were given rays of sunshine and hope due to the staff that was dedicated to helping children.

Yes, the building in this particular picture has been demolished, though the actual hospital still remains as do memories of many due to the dedication of its former staff.

Before speaking so negatively, think first. In some respects, I was saved by the staff at this hospital.
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

polarityphoto says:

Stories like the ones above are the ones that keep me shooting photos of abandoned hospitals and asylums. Sure there were dark moments but so many places gave so many people hope! They gave so many folks a chance to step out into the world again and embrace life with open arms.

Abandoned hospitals are not scary.
Much love you for sharing your story!
Thank you!
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

argent42 says:

The building shown was erected in 1913, and was one of several constructed to house up to 120 children and the requisite staff of the newly-named hospital.
I was a patient there in 1956. Unfortunately, I was mis-diagnosed and put in braces which contributed to the fragility of my legs. I don't hold that against anyone, except that back then there were still some fairly brutal procedures being done, hard to shake even after 60 years.
Thanks for your picture! Wish I could have seen the real thing too, but your picture gets the point nicely.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

Bucklandb says:

I live close by this place, have a history book on it, and pass it at least twice daily. This building and hospital were historic as being of the first children's hospital to care for "crippled" children. Then NY Govenor Franklin Roosevelt dedicated a new building (1930) for the Children's hospital in a speech given from this very building on a beautiful porch (opposite side from pic) to a large crowd assembled on the sloped lawn below it (the land is not seen in the picture, but was a large sloping beautiful lawn then) Roosevelt was already crippled by Polio and his dedication had much meaning. As was said earlier, this was not a scary, haunted place, none of this hospital was. It was a place of hope, caring, love, and the laughter of very ill children. Shared support by concerned staff. This place is a monument to human love, and nothing less. And yes, sadly it was let go and demolished about a year ago 2008 (11/2009)
(PS: there stands a nearly identical building - still in use - built the same year by the same construction firm at the Quabbin Reservoir in Belchertown Mass. (again, its an adminstrative building but has a public visitors center- so u can go in) You can see what the inside looked like, nothing spectacular, very utilitarian.
Posted 9 days ago. ( permalink )

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