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At the request of sstinner here is a little bit about the Binghamton Inebriate Asylum.
The Asylum was the first of its kind in the US and was designed by Architect Issac Perry. It was built to treat the mental sickness alcoholism. The building was completed in 1864 and closed in 1993. It is know as the "Castle on the Hill" as it sits atop a hill that over looks the City of Binghamton. More info and pictures can be seen here nysAsylum.com There are some amazing pictures of the interior on this site.
As for picture that I have taken there. The main building. This was one of many buildings on the property. There are many others still standing this is the largest of them all. A new modern facility has been built on the property as well.
There is a cemetery on the property where they buried patients at one time. The cemetery had to be moved due to the construction of Interstate 81. Some of the original cemetery is still in place. The headstones are nothing more than a metal cross or t or a small marble block with a number no names no dates just a number. You can read more about it here. Binghamton Inebriate Asylum
Some creepy stained glass window. They choose the eye as a way of intimidating the patients as it made them feel as though they were being watched over.
The view from in front of the Asylum
The Asylum was the first of its kind in the US and was designed by Architect Issac Perry. It was built to treat the mental sickness alcoholism. The building was completed in 1864 and closed in 1993. It is know as the "Castle on the Hill" as it sits atop a hill that over looks the City of Binghamton. More info and pictures can be seen here nysAsylum.com There are some amazing pictures of the interior on this site.
As for picture that I have taken there. The main building. This was one of many buildings on the property. There are many others still standing this is the largest of them all. A new modern facility has been built on the property as well.
There is a cemetery on the property where they buried patients at one time. The cemetery had to be moved due to the construction of Interstate 81. Some of the original cemetery is still in place. The headstones are nothing more than a metal cross or t or a small marble block with a number no names no dates just a number. You can read more about it here. Binghamton Inebriate Asylum
Some creepy stained glass window. They choose the eye as a way of intimidating the patients as it made them feel as though they were being watched over.
The view from in front of the Asylum
