267 Comments for Saint Lawrence State Hospital

I love the ceiling it's so usual looking.

Wow, for a place built in the late 1800's it is in damn good condition

That is a remarkable staircase, the "newel" post is probably one solid piece turned on a lathe and hand chisled.
The run of the treads and riser are definitly unique, you would not see anything like that today.

Good point shadow, a staircase built on etiquette.

looks like an old jetway

outta time, outta place

What may once have been helpful, is now wasted.

treatment for what?

How has that remained in such good condition among all of the ruin?

This is an image of the fisherman's shack Motif #1 in Rockport Mass. (Hence the MS on the boats.) I have a photograph that matches this painting if you're interested Motts.

"All Is Welcome."

So much history within each coat of paint. The building is embracing its past little at a time!!!

I would be scared to walk down this hallway. All i can imagine is hands reaching out from within the rooms.

In reference to the flooring: I think it was just used for the same reason it is used in schools and other institutions- as Mr, motts stated- as a design to break the monotony.The material itself is relatively cheap, and it is able to handle wear well. It probably is not the original flooring, given the year the institute was built. There are manufacturers that cater to the needs of institutional, governmental, municipal (etc) buildings providing them with mass manufactured items (There are the bentwood chairs and their history : they were created by Thonet in the 1800s as a new and cheap provision of seating for all sorts of institutes and restaurants- I'm a proud collector! )
The tiles don't look too dated and were probably purchased in the mid 1900s.
Um, I've said to much! : -)

Now you know what it's like to be IN the maze in Pac-Man! LOL!

You can tell this was private at one time from the fancy things like this.