4,081 Comments for Norwich State Hospital

The more I read comments on this site the more I realize that people do not know how to reasearch! Instead of guessing, you dont you research it? Also, im sure everyone here knows that it is illegal to break and enter. Sure, I would love to visit as much as the next person. But its people that break and enter that make abandomed buildings be torn down. Thats just not fair to anyone. These are beautiful peices of history. Idots!!

This building always remind me of The Bell Jar.

Reminds me of Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart"

When I grow up, I want to be as talented as Motts.

It looks like it could even be a dual-purpose gymnasium/ cafeteria...

I just watched Session 9 and it made me think of this place. I was stationed at the submarine base in Groton, CN in 2004, about 10 mins or so down the road. I still remember the first time I drove by this hospital. I could not believe how big the grounds were. It's a shame that it is being torn down. I made friends with one of the security guards and he showed me around the grounds and even went in many of the buildings. I never viewed this place as scary, but I always got a sad and lonely feeling.

My Mother had blinds like this in the 50's and 60's. The strips that held them together were heavy cloth and always got yellowed because my parents both smoked. It was always my job to dust the blinds - UGH - and to help my Mother when it was time to wash them in the bathtub reeking of bleach! To me, with the ugly yellow, the blinds, and the fluorescent tube lighting, this screams of the 60's. Wish we knew what was on the floor. What a sad room.

How about the figure (nurse?) in the green paint to the right of the window?

A woman with a hat with flowers on it is what I saw as soon as this loaded

The hospital was closed completely in the 90s. This was the building for the criminally insane. The hospital was closed due to the decline in patients and the increase in better treatments in more conventional settings. The remaining patients were transferred to other facilities in the state.
I have been a resident of this state all my life, 36 years, I know people that worked there and therefore can state this is true. Dan (1) "facts" made me gringe.
I also know several people that have been in there and had more than their fair share of paranormal experiences.
I myself have never ventured in due to I do not believe in tresspassing.
The site is now under consideration to be purchased by one of three offers. The EPA is going building to building deciding which to renovate and which to demolish, several have already been taken down and 2 of the larger ones are to be gone by the end of the year. As of now, the only one I know of that will remain, so far, is the administration buildings.
It is sad the state let these building go to waste..they turned off the heat, but never the water, so year after year, the pipes froze and thawed and caused over 6 million gallons of water to flow and destroy the property.
If i had the means i myself would buy several of teh building for perservation.

do you guys even take this seriously? this is some creepy stuff. this is a part of history.

The fireplace was not taken by vandals. It was disassembled in 1996 and the stone was numbered and is being stored currently. I was security there at the time of this. The owners of the property aka advisory committee knows all about this. Its in safe keeping

It would be insanley creepy if the place was haunted and something other than human wrote it

Every place has it's own kind of "vibe," not sure if it's just a personal take or something else... but I haven't had any supernatural experiences otherwise. Thanks!

This has to have been built originally as a swimming pool - tiles on the sides and the far end, presumably behind us too? Strikes me they decided that swimming was a no-go and then the next easiest choice was to turn it into a theatre??