4,023 Comments for Riverside State Hospital

The windows and woodwork are just beautiful, they would distract me from looking outside! But I have a question for anyone who is a contractor, or just might know...why do they put radiators right in front of windows?

Indeed, they are what we always called the whirlpool tubs in the LTC facility where I worked, a lot of the patients loved bath days because it was comfy and relaxing. If you've seen any of the home model "step in" tubs that are being advertised (there's a door to just step in then sit and fill the tub) they sort of resemble these only without the need for the hydraulic lift. Okay, I'll stop now.

The windows are cool! Gotta love the marble, must've either been thin so mounting on the wall was easy, or the place would be very heavy on the flooring.

It's a gyne table, or a standard exam table that could double as a gyne table. I think there's one wery similar in my doctor's old office.

Gods, what beautiful architecture....stuff meant to last!

it is big to explore

I want the morgue trays.

wooden morgues dont really scare me i find the cold stanless steal ones to be more creepy this just looks to nice to be creppy

I repaired those tubs for 15 to 20 years nursing home tubs.look at the new ones at pgs medical.com.Those old ones were like tanks.and they are still being used

140 years old.

Very interesting architecture. They sure knew how to build in those days...by the way, how old is this building?
Wilmington, DE

this would be true series bell relay panel usually a 100-300volt DC system with 24vlt initiating loops. most of these panels were 6-24 zone panels with big red box's and large display panels with 12vlt light bulbs in them. But can tell you if there is no electricity then the alarm is not working. Batteries would have supplied 1 maybe 2 days max.

Looks strangely like the entrance to a certain nazi death camp i visited

The fall out shelter signs were posted during world war2 and the cold war on structures that would hold the greatest capacity of people or on structures that had good solid construction......just incase of the end

Amazing photos Motts