1,944 Comments for Worcester State Hospital

Chills :)

Being a slave to the grind, 65 hours a week, exploration is impossible for me. Thanks for all the gr8 photos of these places man!

i was there when what was seen here in thise picture was still standing...sad to say the only building left is the clock tower :(

Many of my family members had worked at Worcester State Hospital at various times. When I saw this photo in Worcester Magazine ages ago, I asked my mother about it. She told me that there was a maternity ward at the hospital, as patients would sometimes have children. I am unsure of if any children actually lived at the hospital, but I shall be sure to ask about that sometime. She worked at the hospital during parts of teh 1970's and 1980's. I could probably get some information on the what the hospital was like during the 1960's from my grandmother, who also worked there. I will be sure to inquire. If any one ever has specific questions about the workings of the asylum around the time which it closed, then feel free to e-mail me. I am fascinated by this facility, and will not mind helping people with research or quelling simple curiosity regarding Worcester State Hospital. My e-mail address is katt at tokyo dot com.


As for the actual photograph, it is chilling. It makes my heart skip every time I look at it, as I wonder if children could have actually been held in the asylum. It is just so hauntingly beautiful.

actually went there and squeezed through the side of the fence almost went in but the cops showed up i almost got arrested but was let off with a warning damn i wish i got in

Lordy: It's still the big penus thing. Damn, it's intimidating. Jesus, Lynne and Motts, ya'll know what I'm saying. It just picks up what it's all about. I just seem to back to all the Mott's photos and pick up more things everytime I do. Lovingly.

i go here all the time. in fact, i went today. they're tearing it down. all that's left is a little bit of this section, but when you look out this window all you see is piles and piles of brick. sad

whats the cushion at the front for? to keep patients legs in place? or is it because some patients kick involuntarily?

me and my paranormal investigation team were just in the hospital last night...its extremly dangerous inside, but its more awesome then scary, but we went all over the place and couldn't find the barber chair, shower room, or the solitary confinement area...we will return to find those areas before they demolish the entire hospital though...if any one would like to see some pictures we took, then feel free to e-mail me for your request - mtrudell09@yahoo.com -thanks, mike

i was at the worcester state hospital this afternoon, i am from worcester and have spent much time there, and i regret to inform all that it is being torn down as we speak.

teve_paradise, weird, I live in North Dartmouth MA (right next door to westport, drive down the entire stretch of route 6 in westport almost daily but have never seen or heard of a haunted house along that way. Just did some research online and all I can find is rumors like "family burial ground, civil war burial, or indian cemetary"

I love the history of the north east, I've gone walking in what I thought was the middle of nowhere and stumbled upon gravesites. Amazing how they still stand, I wish there was an easy way to find all the history of this stuff.

I visited early today (as much as I could it's fairly busy around that area now. The building does look like its still in fairly good shape, the tower doesn't appear to actually be tilting in any direction, however no matter how you look at it, it does seem like its reaching out over you.

the very front of the building (the red brick), does look a little weak, you can actually see the cracks in the photo if you no where to look. Its slowly collapsing in on itself, but still looks far more stable than some of the homes in worcester. Man I wish I knew about this place just a few years before. All this time hanging out less than a mile away with nothing to do... could have had fun.

Van GoGo (about your post from 2 years ago lol) I agree with A.Adam about it being a waste of magnificent architecture.

Worcester as a whole is one of the ugliest poorest looking places I have ever seen, with absolutely nothing worth saving. Except for this hospital and a few other church's.

To purposefully make one of the most controversial buildings in worcester, the most beautiful is a waste, considering its now a pile of rubble, hidden by several newer buildings for the past 20 years.

I do think that the "crazies" should have had a nice place, but they literally got the nicest place in this hideous city.

wow, it's quite large.

quite stately in a way.