Central State Hospital

In November, I joined a group of photographers on a photo trip to Central State Hospital, which was at one time one of the largest mental hospitals in the U.S.  Many of the buildings on the 1750-acre campus are pre-Civil War structures with the first one built in 1842. Many of the buildings have been left to disintegrate.  Still the beautiful architectural details are evident even while roofs are falling in and vines grow through windows and doors.  Because of the condition of the buildings, we were not able to go inside any of buildings except the Powell Building which is used as the administrative building for the development company tasked with what to do with the campus.  Here are some links to more details of the history of this unique place: 
http://themoonlitroad.com/central-state-hospital-milledgeville-georgia/
http://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/asylum-inside-central-state-hospital-worlds-largest-mental-institution/

Laundry Room in the Powell Bldg.

Depot contains the Central State Museum

Screened Porch in Patient Area - Powell Building

Fisheye window in Patient Room

Patient Room - One of the more pleasant ones

Entry doors to dilapidated chapel

Interior of Chapel

Architectural Detail - Railroad Depot

Patient Residence Building

Marble Cornerstone on this building reads "Georgia Lunatic Asylum - 1883"