{"id":901,"date":"2006-02-11T16:44:00","date_gmt":"2006-02-11T16:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/?p=901"},"modified":"2026-03-28T19:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T19:10:34","slug":"northampton-state-hospital-february-11-2006","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/architecture-and-abandoned\/northampton-state-hospital-february-11-2006\/","title":{"rendered":"Northampton State Hospital &#8211; February 11, 2006"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Urban Exploration was definitely beginning to take over my free time by the time of my fourth visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/architecture-and-abandoned\/hospitals\/asylums\/northampton-state-hospital\/\">Northampton State Hospital<\/a>. I was heading out to abandoned places essentially every chance I could get. Northampton was a common destination because it was a Kirkbride, it was very photogenic, and because Northampton is a great town to grab a meal in after a full day photographing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I feel like my photography was beginning to improve as well.  The numerous shallow-depth-of-field shots in this set herald the purchase of the &#8220;Thrifty Fifty&#8221; Canon 50mm 1.8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this trip I managed to find my way to the violent ward in the end of the wing of the Kirkbride farthest from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/architecture-and-abandoned\/hospitals\/asylums\/northampton-state-hospital\/northampton-state-hospital-december-2005\/\">North Infirmary<\/a>. I had seen pictures online and had been looking for it, but always ran out of time or couldn&#8217;t figure out where it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-0 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/sun-wings\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/img_3186.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Northampton State Hospital northern kirkbride wings.\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/765\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/img_3209-hdr.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"View out of a ward window at Northampton State Hospital\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/triple-green\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/img_3214.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Hospital green ward with three windows at Northampton State Hospital.\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/ward\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/img_3221.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Three windows in a ward at Northampton State Hospital.\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/768\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/img_3235-hdr.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Stairwell at Northampton State Hospital\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl 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href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/soft-light\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/img_3247.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Detail of fallen cabinets at Northampton State Hospital\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/774\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/img_3265.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Blue bathroom at Northampton State Hospital\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/775\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/img_3268.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Red violent ward nurse&#039;s station at Northampton State Hospital\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/776\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/img_3274.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Red violent ward at Northampton State Hospital\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/777\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/img_3296-hdr.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Industrial kitchen at Northampton State Hospital\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/778\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/img_3314.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Peeling paint in a bathroom at Northampton State Hospital\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/779\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/img_3316.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Windows at Northampton State Hospital\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/780\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/img_3319.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Stairs at Northampton State Hospital\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/781\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desolatemetropolis.com\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/02\/img_3340.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail 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I was heading out to abandoned places essentially every chance I could get. 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