Middletown Asylum





The asylum existed on a 250 acre parcel of farmland in Middletown, New York. Upon opening in 1874, against the original plans, it was decided that the facility would treat women as well as men. Sixty-nine patients were treated at the hospital during its first year of operation. In 1902, the asylum had a population of over 1,200, and by 1909 several other structures had been built and the patient population expanded to 2,250. By the 50th Anniversary of the asylum's opening in 1924, a total of 12,957 patients had passed through its doors.

The last holdout of what was once a sprawling psychiatric hospital.



















The structure had seen far better days... and decades.











A watercolor depicting the asylum gates at night.



















Missing stairwell.





The basement was full of caskets, many still in their straw-filled wooden shipping boxes.





The following video was taken many years ago, and was actually one of the final films we created before upgrading our video equipment. We are blessed to have been able to experience the old Middletown Asylum while it was still with us, and we will always be grateful for the photos and video we captured therein.















The following images are from the Middletown Fire Department's Facebook page, taken by firefighters on the scene.

You can view their page HERE