The Norwich scene takes place about half way through the one hour show when, like in every episode, they visit an abandoned location that reflects the amount of time that has passed in relation to the show. Remaining patients were moved to other hospitals in the state. The property abuts the much larger 388-acre former Norwich Hospital property in Preston. Norwich State Hospital Haunted? The fact that it held over 700 criminally … Opened in 1904 to house the mentally ill, the Norwich State Hospital closed its doors in 1996. Slowly patients began to leave Norwich State Hospital due to deinstitutionalization and it permanently closed its doors in 1996. NORWICH. One of the overgrown wards at Norwich State Hospital, grand even in decay. It may have begun as a single building hosting 95 patients, but by 1930 the property had expanded to include over twenty buildings with more than two thousand patients! The structure of the abandoned hospital looks truly terrifying, especially at night. The Remains Of This Abandoned Connecticut Hospital Will Haunt Your Dreams. On a map of the State Hospital property given to the Norwich Bulletin as part of the licensing agreement, the show is referred to as "Paranormal Project." Currently there is talk about converting the grounds into a theme park, but nothing has been set in stone. Hamilton said she could not immediately identify the actors involved with the project. #1 Norwich State Hospital National Register of Historic Places Updated: 2020-04-23 The Norwich State Hospital, originally established as Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and later shortened to Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital that is located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut. It opened its doors in October 1904 and it remained operational until October 10, 1996. If the city declines its purchase option, the property reverts back to the state. The hospital, renamed Norwich Hospital in the early 1960s, was permanently closed in 1996. The property was then transferred to the State Department of Public Works. Unlike Preston, Norwich declined an offer from the state … Originally commissioned in 1904 as an asylum for the insane, Norwich State Hospital started out with a mere handful of mental patients; but by the mid 1950s, it had expanded quite dramatically, and housed over 3,000 adjudged insane inmates, plus 1,000 members of staff. Since the state sold the 393-acre property to Preston for $1 in 2009, $20 million has been spent cleaning up the property and demolishing dozens of buildings to make way for new development. Since then time has basically stood still on the property with a few exceptions. The Norwich State Hospital opened in 1904 as the Norwich State Hospital for the Insane and remained operational until the buildings were abandoned in 1996. Norwich State Hospital was featured on the SyFy series Life After People in the episode Crypt of Civilization which aired on January 19, 2010. 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