Wassaic State School

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Wassaic State School
Established 1926
Construction Began 1927
Opened 1931
Closed 2014
Current Status Closed
Building Style Cottage Plan
Location Amenia, NY
Peak Patient Population 4,500 in 1960s
Alternate Names
  • Wassaic State School for Mental Defectives
  • Wassaic Developmental Center



History

Opened in the 1930s to alleviate over-crowding at facilities in NYC & Long Island.

Cemetery

About 600 graves of former patients sits on a hilltop on the campus marked only by numbers on flat iron plaques.