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I've been in there and its either a smoke alarm or a light fitting.

Was there ever a connecting building behind this? Looks like it was demolished and sealed up with brick.

Not from Rhode Island... But I've been to Rocky Neck park , Riverside Park, and also Rocky Point... im getting all misty eyed.. I can't remember alot , but I do know I went there as a kid many times with my school. It will be missed...

Ok... I'm just waiting for something to pop out of there....

Very ornate and very beautiful!

Nice angle! Actually, I feel a bit dizzy now....

The owner of Halcyon Hall, Louis Heithaus,
principal of Bennett Acquisitions LLC, has
filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court in Poughkeepsie, against the board of the adjoining Bennett Commons Condominiums.
The suit relates to easements on the property
between the existing condominiums and the soon to be developed areas to be sold by
Heithaus to Brickmann/ Blumenthal partners.

The lot in question is formerly part of the
condominium parcel, yet owned by Heithaus,
whom has payed taxes on it, but has not
been offered the opportunity to vote, or avail himself of any controlling interest in the Bennett Commons Association, despite
owning the lot in question that Heithaus claims
would proportionally give him a 44% vote.
He is seeking to have the lot declared free of any legal encumbrance, pursuant to its sale
for the proposed development.

Another easement situations seems
unresolved as far as the Exmoore property.
This small mansion will be virtually landlocked by this development, and is allegedly left off some of the siteplans.
Rumoured to meet the criteria to be considered a historic property.
Exmoore was built in 1913 as the President's residence for Bennett college.
Designed by Halcyon Hall's original architect,
it continued James E Ware's employ by Mae
Friend Bennett in enlarging and adding to the
college campus that he had originally designed as a hotel 21 years earlier. It is
one of the last buildings in Millbrook designed by Ware. A quietly distinguished
neo colonial residence that has a stately charm, still reminiscent of the early 20th century.

it is also considered something of a dead horse in the local real estate market for
years at varying prices. There isn't a problem with the house itself, it's in excellent and upgraded condition.
It is just one of those difficult properties, made more so
by proximity to the controversial Bennet ruin.

There is also the looming scenario holding
the village responsible to demo in the event of the failure or delay to do so by the development proposal.

most of these snags will likely just add to the eventual cost of this fiasco. I would bet good odds
and real money that will be the justification for
jettisoning the preservation aspects of the development,[what laughingly few there are]
Hopefully selective demolition is not the first casualty of the current economic climate relative to this proposed development's
own stated plans, the plans that have been agreed upon.


So there are a few ghosts in the machine in the race to tear down Halcyon Hall which is 116 years old.

Mind blowing. Just plain mind blowing.

I recently watched an episode of "Law and Order" that looked like parts of it were filmed in abandoned sections of a mental hospital. The worst conditions were in a ward that had been closed, called "Ward 5" in the show, with a small "Ward 5" sign above the door, like the one in this picture. I think the episode was called "Land of the Free" from season 17. It was about the conditions in veterans' hospitals where wounded veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan are treated. I couldn't find any details about the filming of the location shots on the show's website. Does anyone know where it was filmed?

Lo how a rose 'er blooming....

I too could picture someone there mourning their loss. Head down, staring blankly at the floor...sometimes I think this is what the inside of my head must look like, a lotta dim with a little beacon of light....

omg! that is so creepy!

Usually the possibility of someone attempting to fake mental illness to avoid responsibility for a crime comes up right away--one of the questions on petitions for mental hygiene evaluations (the precursor of commitment to a psychiatric hospital) is what criminal charges, if any, the patient faces. When doing an intake, social history, or psychiatric evaluation the professional always asks about any involvement the patient has with the police, other government agencies, the military, etc.

Careful evaluation will usually detect the "fakers" relatively quickly (often because they forget that a person who really has a mental illness has it *all* the time, not just when the doctor is thought to be watching). I have found it more difficult to determine how great a role a patient's *known* and long-diagnosed mental illness or developmental disability plays in determining his/her culpability for an act.

I worked with one man whose psychiatrist suggested to him that he (the patient) would benefit from a girlfriend. The patient began asking every woman he knew or saw on the street to be his girlfriend, and persisted in asking even if told "no." At least one woman felt threatened, and there was the possibility of him being labelled a "sex offender." We were able to demonstrate to the court that what he needed was social skills training, not punishment. That was a relatively straightforward case where the patient genuinely intended no harm (he thought he was "following doctor's orders," something he had always been encouraged to do) and did not know that he was violating any social norms. It is much more difficult when violence is involved.

This shot really allows the viewer to feel like they have been behind those bars.

This is my favorite shot. It is unique, and thought provoking.
You all are AMAZING<3