The Belchertown State School once housed and educated some of Massachusetts’ mentally and otherwise handicapped citizens. Its sprawling campus is still populated with buildings that used to support these efforts. The facility has been empty and locked up for decades. Recently, a few of the buildings have been opened. Some by vandals and others by contractors that are interested in developing the site. Many of the buildings pictured below are now gone.
Theater
This building above was once a theater. State School inhabitants and others participated in plays and musicals here. Movies were also shown. A photographic tour of the theater is presented below.
Powerhouse
