1,168 Comments for Salesian School

I bet that floor gleamed at one time. I'm loving the tiles on the wall.

I love the masonry and brickwork here.

I love reading the comments on this gallery because so many people had good experiences here. This must have been absolutely breathtaking in it's day. It's bittersweet to see this grand ol' lady abandoned. The echos energetic school kids in her halls are silent now. Thanks Motts for preserving this through your lens.

Those were some of the best high school plays ever. Boy for sale (Oliver) was alot of fun and Fiddler was top notch.

VFW is no longer there. The Goshen Masonic Lodge is now in that building. Restored to its greatness. I am sure they will maintain the Mausoleum in respect for the Haight Family.

You mean DINNER was grazing the field

There are some very fine posts here, and some foolish and irresponsible ones as well. The Salesians operated a residential grammar school for boys grades 4 through 8 here from 1925 to 1961, then a residential high school seminary from 1961 to 1985. I was a sstudent here in the mid 1960s. I served on the summer camp staff, as a Salesian Brother preparing for the priesthood, in the summer of 1975. The closing of the seminary had nothing to do with the death of Paul Ramos. There were 102 students in my freshman year (1966-67). Enrollment declined in the 1970s and '80s, the result of fewer vocations and the fact that those who did enter the seminaries did so at an older age. This was part of a national trend. Some of the insinuations in some of the posts here border on slander. I was a student here at the same time as Paul, Tim, Terry and the late German Martinez of happy memory. Many of our Superiors and teachers are buried in the Salesian cemetery here, the only part of the property still owned by the Salesian Fathersand Brothers. I am in Goshen once a month because I serve as local delegate to the Goshen Unit of the Salseian Cooperators, a lay group or "third order" founded by St. Jofn Bosco, who founded the Salesians ans the Salesian Sisters as well.

I was a seminarian there from 1961-63 after the seminary moved there from West Haverstraw. These pictures are haunting. I remember the place so well.

MY WIFE , MY FRIEND VIC AND I ENJOY WALKING THE PROPERTY AND WONDER WHAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN LIKE IN ITS HEYDAY. WE PLAN ON BRINGING A LUNCH THERE WHILE WE SIT ONE ONE OF THE BENCHS. IT IS SAD TO SEE THE BUILDINGS DECAYING. THE CHURCH IN ROME SHOULD HAVE SOLD ONE OF ITS MASTERPIECE PAINTINGS INSTEAD OF SELLING THE PROPERTY-I THINK THEY MADE A BIG MISTAKE!

MY WIFE AND I ENJOY WALKING THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS NOW OWNED BY THE TOWN AND VILLAGE OF GOSHEN. STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THE TOWER WAS USED FOR

When I was a seminarian there in the late 1960s, one of my most peaceful places was this chapel. During the Christmas holidays, the chapel was decorated in simple yet seasonally ornate regalia, making it extra special.

It breaks my heart to see the chapel in such a state ...

First of all, the school is NOT open to the public. You will be arrested for trespassing if you enter it. Not only will you be arrested for trespassing, but you can tell that the structure is unstable and dangerous. You can take photos of it through the chainlink fence that surrounds it, and that is all. Ruins of the old mansion on site still remain, and there are several other structures that also remain.

My father attended Boy Scout camp here in the 50s/60s. I last visited the site May 2008. I have several photos of the site, and the Town of Goshen has a PDF document on the Salesian site's history. tuathanas.clar@gmail.com if you'd like either. Please use "Salesian" in the subject line.

As for Christopher J., you seem to have issues.

What a gorgeous balcony! Too bad it couldn't have been saved in some way

I bet this place kicks butt at night! Creepy!

Erin, I do the same thing LOL I am a PN investigator and this site is sooo exciting to me!