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Once buildings of knowledge and learning, the abandoned structures contained within
this Archive have withered away over the years to become decapitated houses for the unknown.
Stand silently in the empty hallways of these creepy abandoned schools found around the
world and you may hear the ghostly echoes of life through the hollow halls.
Ah, schools in session.
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10.
Whiddy Island National School, County Cork, Ireland
It wasn’t a matter of financial ruin that forced Whiddy Island National School to close
- but a dwindling number of attendees.
The stone, one-room schoolhouse was erected in 1887 and, as the population of Whiddy Island
dwindled, so, too, did the need for any system of education.
The striking blue furniture remains in the schoolhouse, though the years of abandonment
since its closure in 1947 and possible short-term use as a museum shortly after is evident in
the layer of dust that coats every surface.
While far from destroyed, the former schoolhouse looks more like a recluse’s hovel as Mother
Nature threatens to overtake it.
9.
Edmonton High School, Edmonton, Kentucky The almost pristine brick facing of this 1920s
school gives it an illusion of still being open, but as you approach and see the glassless
windows and collapsed interior, it’s clear that Edmonton High School did not survive
its years of abandonment.
A sign hangs near the school’s main entrance, claiming the property for the Metcalfe Old
School Trust, Inc, a mysterious not-for-profit organization operated by local real estate
appraiser Russell Estes.
While the exterior still has the old school house charm, its interior is a mess of collapsed
flooring covered by no roof.
8.
Tome School for Boys, Port Deposit, Maryland Plaster has fallen off the walls, damaged
and rotted over time, iron banisters have twisted and rusted, their intricate embellishments
permanently disfigured, and entire sections of the once grandiose building threaten collapse
within years.
The Tome School for Boys’ century-old history can be seen all throughout the abandoned school,
coated by the ash of a 2014 fire at the hands of an arson with no respect for artifacts
of yesteryear.
Founded in 1894, the school served as an all-boys school until the Depression forced it to close
its doors, allowing the United States government the opportunity to use it as a naval training
center until 1986.
7.
Chianan Home Economics Vocational High School, Taichung, Taiwan
Why this Taiwanese school was abandoned seems to be a mystery to even the deepest reaches
of the internet, but there’s a stark eeriness to the condition it was left in.
In the series of photographs captured in 2013, much of the school is still intact, though
scenes like the library filled with books strewn carelessly about indicate a hint of
chaos.
The desks stand precisely where they would have when class was still in session and the
antiquated computers, painted with a layer of dust, remain untouched.
It’s like the terrifying scene at the start of a horror movie where everyone is missing
and all signs point to a hasty evacuation.
6.
Holley High School, New York The stuffed animals left behind at the former
New York high school are recent additions left by brave explorers, but their presence
in the deteriorating auditorium is only part of the school’s horrific charm.
Built in 1931 and abandoned in the 70’s, the remains of Holley High School show signs
of her original beauty amidst the crumbled plaster, peeled wallpaper, and piles of debris.
Maybe the most unsettling room in the entire school is the auditorium, which looks to have
been taken over by some evil, corrosive rot.
5.
Minamikawa Elementary School, Japan At 66 years old and having been abandoned
for just over 20 of those years, the Minamikawa Elementary School near Tokyo appears to be
in surprisingly good shape.
The untouched building shows no signs of decay, save mostly for the faded paint job on the
main door, and doesn’t’ even sport the telltale signs of neglect like dust and rot.
The fact that it is so clean looking is just as creepy as the more dilapidated schools
in this Archive.
It appears to be immune to passing time or is maintained by an unseen force or caretaker
that refuses to let the school go to waste.
4.
Middle School Number 3, Pripyat, Ukraine A victim of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster,
the entire town of Pripyat in the Ukraine was abandoned a day after the explosion in
1986.
It took two days to evacuate the town and the state of the school shows just how hurried
the process was.
Children’s books and papers still litter the ground and the bulk of the empty school
looks to have been ransacked as desks are thrown about and furniture is stacked in otherwise
empty hallways.
Maybe the most haunting sight that’s been captured is the room filled with what must
be hundreds of gas masks just thrown to the floor.
3.
Lillesden School for Girls, Kent, England From 1855 to 1999, an imposing mansion in
Kent, England served as the home of the Lillesden School for Girls, but once the educational
institute shut down, it quickly became a ruin on an unkempt estate.
While greenery threatens to overtake the outer walls of the school, the interior struggles
against the years.
Beyond the vandalism, like a pentagram etched into the floorboards, the school is quite
literally falling apart.
Plans to turn the building into apartments threaten the historical significance of the
former school for girls, but with each passing year, the building grows more decayed and
fragile.
2.
Bennett College, Millbrook, New York This once proud women’s college was once
a striking structure of the early 19th century.
Its large frame brought an elegance to the small New York town as it overlooked the 22
acres (89,000 m2) of grassland that it resided on.
Today, the school wears its 110 years as its architecture threatens to collapse on itself.
Mother Nature now threatens to tear down the school with overgrowth that stretches up to
the roof.
If you can get inside without falling victim to the many hazards, you’ll find hallways
flooded from burst pipes, floors coated in rotted wood, and the very vague memories of
The Bennett School for Girls’ 90-year history as an active school.
1.
Anderlecht Veterinary School, Brussels, Belgium There are probably very few places where you’d
find the preserved remains of animals and not feel that your life is in danger, and
though the Anderlecht Veterinary School was once such a place, today the empty school
is a horror-filled relic.
For over 20 years, the Belgian school has sat unattended to, its crumbling rooms looking
like the remains of Doctor Frankenstein’s laboratory.
Curiously, most buildings surrounding the school have been converted into luxury apartments
while the oddities within the gothic structure continue to decompose over time.
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