2,174 Comments for Bennett School for Girls

It's sad, because as a kid i really would have loved to have such a gorgeous structure.
I always wanted the old abandoned Victorian style house down the road, while all the other kids were admiring the newest columned buildings..

THIS PLACE LOOKS AMAZZZING!!!!! LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER URBEX MISSION TO ME!!!!!!!

Jerry: I did not “try” to teach at Bennett. I taught—successfully. And I am sure you’re trite phrase has some validity…few of us are free of baggage. You may be the exception.

It has been an ongoing tragedy to see this beautiful, venerable institution fall into ruin. But this did not happen by itself. Perhaps what was needed was a strong and capable person to assume the responsibilities of leader, rather than a "quiet, unassuming guy".

Edward,
It appears as though you brought your very own baggage along when you tried teaching at Bennett. The President of the college was actually a quiet, unassuming guy and there were no more "self-serving" faculty members than one would find in any college anywhere.
I think most of the people who are willing to offer comments here are expressing their opinions about a great architectural structure being allowed to fall into dismal ruin and certainly not the vindictive assault of one
"unhappy camper."

It has been 54 years since I graduated from Bennett. I now spend my summers in Nova Scotia Canada. Much to my delight and surprise , my dearest friend up here, also graduated from Bennett, but in 1960. We met up here for the first time 14 years ago...small world. We both have many, many happy memories fo that special place.

In 1953 this was the hallway that led to my third floor dorm room.

My daughter graduated in the last class in 1977. I had the pleasure of staying overnight in Halceon Hall on Fathers Day Weekend. No one saw the ghost of May Friend.

There was an elevator??? I never knew that! lol

I only remember being in this room once... the second day I was at Bennett. We had to fill out a questionnaire... very strange questions to my way of thinking. And we were warned that if we were caught anywhere near Timothy Leary's house we would be expelled.... I was so naive and sheltered that I have NO idea who he was or why we should not go near him! lol

I must have run up and down that stairway a million times! lol

I spent many happy hours sitting in the window!

This must have been a class room hallway. I remember all the hallways being that wide.

We did not have bath tubs in the dorms... must have belonged to faculty....

I do not remember the hallways being that narrow??

For out-of-towners trying to pinpoint the exact location of the building, here is a real good overhead map with road and street labels:

www.simcenter.org/PDFs/Millbrook_Photomontages-web.pdf