2,174 Comments for Bennett School for Girls

would this place not have been awsome to kept in shape and used for historic purposes? Its a shame its in such a distructive state. As for the playground being close by, I just bet tons of spooky storys get told....

I hope Someone will pony up the money locally to buy the structure before the developer finishes the process. this structure has been for sale for over ten years, as the locals turned their eyes away and let it deteriorate. i really have zero pity for those who now object to the new construction. someone is going to do something postitve with the property. it may not be what you envisioned, but then again, you dont have the cash to do anything other than complain. but hey, its a free world, and it is encouraged for people to share their opinions, even if they are shallow and self serving. it may be your backyard, but it isnt YOURS. just keep that in mind. next time if you want to save something, do it. dont just make a problem for those who do buy it. thanks!

if i was in that playground when i was in preschool, i would have climbed over the fence and looked around the building...

what a great looking place. could be a few spirits handing out there .that just makes it more of a
temptation. It is a one of a kind.

Please save this school. Do not take it and reck it. We should try and save it

What's the big idea of a preschooler's play structure within close proximity of a ghastly ruin of an old girls school? that's beyond me!

TAPS are the coolest Ghost Hunters who ever lived.

http://www.stanleyhotel.com/

Here's the hotel's website...they have a few pictures here.

Stephen King was actually staying in the Stanley Hotel when he got the idea for the Shining. The Stanley is in Estes Park, CO. I'm actually going there in a couple months for a retreat with TAPS from Ghosthunters.

I want that to be my room...it's absolutely gorgeous...put a nice little window seat in and it would be perfect!

Reminds me of the movie Oscar and Lucinda when Ralph Fiennes dies in a glass house that has been hauled up the river. Does anyone remember that scene or the move? Beautiful picture.

Janene,
Thanks for the correction on Alumnae Hall. I don't remember much about which one was which, I was just a tot when we used to drop my dad off at work there when mom needed the car. Pop worked there from the early 40's until the place closed in the wee eighties. We're all sadened to see this beautiful old building fall to ruin. In all the years dad worked there, I never had a single "tour" of the place. Both of my brothers remember the elevator shown in Motts photos - they worked there during summer vacations while the girls were away. Still, lots of fond memories and tons of dad's stories about the place - Meeting folks on the internet with similar interests in Halcyon/Bennett has been a wonderful experience. Maybe our collective energy can have a positive effect on the situation?
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there are other sections of the bennett
property affected by projected development. i believe the chapel,
]probably designed by Allen & Collens,
architects, sounds like a winecooler}is
a private parcel? preserved, anyway.
thegreat theater complex on the hill by the
golfcourse? i do not know its' status...
it was originally the stables/garages for the college.
the seperate dorms to the east of halcyon might be adapted for housing,
as might the newer addition to the
left, connected to the main building.
there are dilapidated victorians on the
property that will also probably kiss the
wreckin ball, as they need every god
damned inch of this spread.

the big ? is the condition/fate of the
science building, located at the most hidden/remote part of the property.
the road has been closed for years,
returned to grass.it was built the year
bennet closed, to accomodate
state science accreditaion requirements.
it was never used, was considered
state of the art for 1977, and was a huge
factor in the colleges's failure the following year., in addtion to notorious mismanagement. it has always been the most hush-hush aspect of bennett's real estate/development potential future.

this property has been rumored through the years [79-present]to be bought and used by[in order']
-paul newman
-rev sung yun moon
-the guinness corporation
-trinity college, dublin, ireland
ETC ETC ETC
it is now apparently, finally, making way
for mundane crap housing with a fancy
name, maybe halcyon terrace or gardens or view or commons or dale
or hill or....halcyon hole....?

Oh, yeah..and the bench was upholstered with deep cushions.

flswan63: No, Alumnae Hall was the one attached to Halcyon. On the left in this view. Seen better in image 637. The hanging door in image 635 leads from the athletic fields into the "basement" of Alumnae Hall - the "Snack Bar". The boxy '60's dorm (now a condo?) was "Mc...something" Hall.