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September 13, 2023

The Abandoned Salesian School for Boys ~ By AntiquityEchoes.com

 The Salesian School


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Goshen, New York, August 9th, 1964 - A child experiences his last moments of life shortly suspended in the air, before plummeting 36 feet to his death from the rooftop of the Salesian school for boys. Assumed initially to be a grievous accident, the investigation was reopened after the coroner's report noted that the youth's body was suspiciously far from the exterior wall of the building for someone who slipped and fell. Unfortunately, the physical evidence regarding the whereabouts of people at the school during the time of the tragic event was consumed by a fire in 1970. That, coupled with uncooperative staff and disputes over the time of death, resulted in no official conclusion on the events of that day. A wretched event shrouded in mystery and misinformation, a wound that would never properly heal. Though much speculation remains about that day, one fact is plain - Two parents outlived their young son in 1964.

The school continued operations after the incident, and while there is no causal link with the tragedy to be seen, enrollment steadily declined over the following years, with the shrinking student body resulting in the closing of the school in 1985. A youth center utilized the property for a few years thereafter but closed in 1991. After that the building sat empty, taking on a face more appropriate, perhaps, to its shadowy past.

It should come as little surprise that numerous accounts of ghosts and paranormal experiences became connected to the place, especially once it was shuttered. We put little stock in such things, but upon entering the rotting gymnasium there was certainly a presence there with us. This was no specter though, what greeted us was the chilled caress of a deep and forgotten history, an other-worldly embrace that makes one's hair stand on end and fills the mind with a mixture of wonder and dread. But this is only a superficial reaction, a recoiling against something strange and unknown. Once the feeling is accepted and the cause recognized, fear is replaced by sympathy. We became gripped by an implacable melancholy as we considered all this place had been and was no longer. The air hung heavy as we thought about whatever sad, eventual fate was in store for the school. The spirit of the place was indeed aggressive, but only in the way a frightened animal would be if cornered. Cowering with teeth bared, its low growl was directed not at us, the intruders, but at the more terrifying prospect of being forgotten by the world.

A fear that may come to pass, as the Salesian School was unceremoniously razed in the summer of 2022.

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August 15, 2012

School for Girls

School for Girls


The College for Girls was founded in 1890 and in 1907 the School moved to its final home on 22 acres in Dutchess County, New York. In 1907 the school had an enrollment of 120 students and a faculty of 29. Originally named The Finishing School for Girls, the course of study was six years (four years of high school and two years of higher study).In the early 20th century the school discontinued high school courses and became a junior college only. The two-year curriculum continued until the mid 1970s, when College began awarding four-year Bachelor's degrees. Generations of young women from prominent American families attended The College over its 90 year history.

Majors of study included art, fashion design, music, modern languages, literature, history, dance and domestic science. Activities at Bennett included gymnastics, riding, golf, tennis, field hockey and tobogganing.

At the time of its closing, enrollment was around 300 students.

With the growing popularity of coeducation in the 1970s, The College found itself struggling to survive. An attempt to upgrade facilities and convert to a four-year college in the mid 1970s left the already troubled college in financial distress. In 1977 the trustees attempted to reach a collaboration agreement with Briarcliff College, a junior women's college in nearby Briarcliff Manor which was also struggling with low enrollment. The plan did not work, however, and Briarcliff instead merged with Pace University in 1977 after both Briarcliff and The College for Girls entered bankruptcy.

In 1978 the college closed its doors for good.


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