4,081 Comments for Norwich State Hospital

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ive come back to this picture a number of times, trying to figure out why its so disturbing....
i guess anything that has to do with children and hospitals is very saddening
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Ronnie, do you need to "scream" in caps? I think your point will get across just as well in regular type. Just a thought...
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Givin the age of the building it is highly likely that these were hand laid. Especially in the places where it has to go around something like the knewel posts.
In the straight aways it could be rolls of tile that are on sheets and you grout in once you finish our inital layer of cementing.

As it's been pointed out by our resident craftsmen. Many of these buildings were handcrafted and a lot of pride went into the construction of the buildings.

Keeping it clean was and always is a part of maintainance that goes unnoticed.
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Are those really individually laid mosaic tiles in the floor? The variation in pattern suggests they might be.. seems a lot of really detailed work for what eventually is a hard floor to keep clean. Crud..I've become my own mom.
As always, thanks for the new gallery,Mr. Motts.
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Ronnie,

At the very bottom of the page is a place where you can click "Contact the Admin" for the answer to questions like that or to write directly.
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No there wasn't much if any paperwork left behind.

You might be able to find books about treating psychological disorders in certain eras, although I would imagine there are a myriad of different disorders and treatments to look through.

Patient records are probably managed by the Connecticut State Department of Mental Health, who would be able to help you more than I can: www.dmhas.state.ct.us
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ARE THERE ANY "HAUNTINGS" BEING HEARD OF IN NSH?
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MR. MOTTS? DID YOU HAPPEN TO NOTICE ANY PATIENT INFO IN ADMINISTRATION? MY AUNT WAS A LONG TIME PATIENT AT NSH. AND IS MENTALLY RETARDED AND CAN NOT TELL ME ANYTHING ABOUT HER STAY THERE. I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT TYPES OF MEDS THEY USED BACK THEN AND HOW THEY TREATED DIFFERENT THINGS. I FIGURED ANYTHING LEFT BEHIND SUCH AS PATIENT RECORDS WOULD GIVE ME MY ANSWER. BEAUTIFUL GALLERY! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
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Great shot. Nice color contrast and mood. Although every time I see a shot of wasted supplies, gives me the shivers.
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Thought provoking and sad. I could see the patient sitting on the side of that bed...looking out or looking in. Which site would be better?
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Ahh...creepy image.
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This room is an image of depression. I am sure we have all slept in a room smaller than this. But for the patient to live in these tiny surroundings day after day, probebly mustered up images in their minds that many of us will never understand. Thank gods for the windows.

The worst room, IMO, is the isolation room in Kings Park, in the basement. Room Number 3.
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BTW...Danvers was the first thought in my mind also. :-/
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Lynne, Thanks for sharing. That is your site? What have you done to Motts?! Made him a homemaker?! LOL LOL Mottsie soda...yum!

Great photos. Gave me a hardy laugh!!
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Amazing photo, not to mention, amazing craftsmanship. I hope it does not wither away with the next phase of this building's history. I love all this teamwork too. Makes my job that much easier. Just sit back and let you all do the translating and other research. ;-) Thanks everyone!