3,287 Comments for Danvers State Hospital

If you were arrested for trespassing, yes they would take your cameras and other belongings as evidence, you'd probably get it back after the trial and all that but it's probably the last thing you'd be worried about.

It depends on many things like what you are doing and what your intentions are, but they have arrested many people at Danvers State for simply walking around.

They are demolishing the place right now and some construction equipment has already been vandalized, they might not take too kindly to anyone being on the property... I cannot speak for the security company, Avalon Bay, or the local and state police though, you'd have to ask them for more information.

ya if you get caught would they take my vidieo camera

ok but what happns if a person gets caught by security like what is the punishment

Brad....
Are you sure about that? ;)

Just ooooone little push....

Brad,
Since you grew up here, could you tell me what was orinally on top of each knewel post originally?

Thanks peat moss, I find it incredible that these tours were so sparse, and even more so that no one has been allowed to see or photograph a registered historic landmark. I appreciate the pride that some towns have for their historic buildings instead of shunning them away, especially the Kirkbrides in Buffalo, Weston, and Athens.

by the way, thank you for bringing these lost asylums to the public eye for us to look at. in reality, it's probably the closet most of us are going to get to most of these places considering demolition is on the way for most of them (unforunate indeed!).

motts,
this is another remarkable shot! i have some good pics of danvers from a distance but, i' have not been fortunate enough to get "in" and really see the place. the tours were a joke in that they only took 20 people once a month. i'm sure that didn't even scratch the surface of the amount of people who want to get in. for now, we will settle for your great pics to allow us "in".

newbe, information on entering the property is not permitted on this website.

hey I was thinking about going in and I was wondering when the best time to go is and how do you get past security

I live far far away from Danvers, so I don't have many chances to scout things out, find entrances, and make my way around without getting arrested.

Ward G is being restored by AvalonBay while ward H gets knocked down. I hope that they keep that turret. Then again I wish that more of this incredible structure was being saved.

why don't you have pics of the rest of the property? The other buildings are just as remarkable!!!!