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Odd Fellows Insane Asylum

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This is a picture I took today (and played with of course) of the Odd Fellows Insane Asylum in Liberty Missouri. I have always wanted to get into this building or at least the grounds to get some pictures up close, but it's guarded 24 hours a day and no one is permitted inside. I was lucky today to find one of the gates open and got a couple of pictures...

Here is a brief bio:

It was built in 1888 and was called the Reed Springs hotel. It changed hands in 1891 becoming the Winner hotel. When it foreclosed the Odd Fellows members bought the building and used it's 108 rooms to house widows and orphans in 1895. In 1900, the entire building was destroyed by fire. After many years of work it was eventually transformed into a hospital in 1951 and lastly a nursing home in the 70's/80's. Odd Fellows has since become an abandoned abode and is falling to pieces. Missouri actually claimed it in 2006 one of `the most endangered historical buildings.`

There are reports of spirits roaming free and people have reported seeing bloody hand prints on the walls. They have heard the sounds of beds squeaking when no one is there.

Sounds like a fun night of picture taking to me...

UPDATE!!! 4/7/12- The Odd Fellows is now a winery offering wine tastings as well as GHOST TOURS!!! Guess who is going on the 21st of April??!! ME!!! CANNOT WAIT!!!
Image size
3648x2736px 9.23 MB
Make
FUJIFILM
Model
FinePix S1000fd
Shutter Speed
1/197 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
45 mm
ISO Speed
64
Date Taken
Mar 21, 2009, 11:54:27 AM
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Delicatesilver's avatar
I love the effect you've put on this picture, and the building is so beautiful!