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Joseph P. Ladd Center

Exeter, Ri 02822
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aka: Ladd School (mental and rehabilitation hospital A compound of 10 buildings located in dank and barren meadows scattered with random sickly, creaturelike trees surrounded by acres of dense coniferous woods in Exeter, RI. Comprised of a Recreational Center containing a theatre, basketball courts, locker rooms, bowling alley, indoor swimming pools, classrooms, cafeterias and kitchens, and a subbasement, 6 story Cylindrical Shaped Infirmary containing a padded cell, dental clinic, operating rooms, morgue, and xray clinic. Administration buildings, Dormitories, Classroom buildings, Crematorium, and Community building w/ greenhouse, and a room entirely filled with xrays and incident reports of patients dating 1968 to 1987. But the Hospital was supposedly closed in 1982. Anyway, a 400 foot elevated water tower amidst a grouping of trees overlooks the compound. Hauntings have been orbs, streaks, and hazes of light recorded on film, both video and 35 mm print film, sounds of breathing and shuffling on tape recorders, wheelchairs and beds moved to different locations, feeling of being watched and followed throughout Infirmary and Recreational Center. One person has had a camera smacked out of her hand and when she picked it up & smacked out of her hand a second time, music on car radio when driving into the compound even when the radio was off. Outdoors, shadows of people move across fields in the distance into the woods: these shadows have been known to sneak up sometimes, and sort of disappear. Leaves blow in the most mild and calm of weather. One July 3rd, 2002 a group of explorers were in the 3rd floor nurses station at 11:30pm when from darkness of the long causeway connecting the infirmary to another building, came the sound of something slowly dragging what sounded like a piano with it`s chords echoing for about 4 seconds...it suddenly stopped...and all four of us suddenly looked at each other with panic written all over our faces. They all watched the color drain out of each others faces as they knew they all heard the same thing, then left immediately. This place has been has been Demolished however you can go to http://www.theladdschool.com/ to learn more about its history.



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               Like      Dislike        Comment# 5157     9/11/2007 4:13:00 PM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter

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does anyone know how to get here?????? if so please post back on here or e-mail me at calvinfarrelly@yahoo.com. thanks
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               Like      Dislike        Comment# 76347 ReplyTo# 5157     2/8/2012 11:22:00 PM     Edit          
AnonymousVisiter


 
exeter job corp is there now. google it.

184.153.22.112
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 21408     10/21/2008 11:31:00 AM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter

P US
 
If you can make your way to William Reynolds Rd. in Exeter, you keep following that road until it turns into Liberty Church Rd. From there you make your way to the stop sign at the end of the road then you turn left on Mail Rd. After that, you make the first left onto School/Landwoods Rd. and follow that til you pass the veterans cemetary. You will eventually get to some type of Job Corps. and behind that to the right is the Ladd House. I'd advise going to the Morgue and Spiral building first, you can park right in front of it in a patch of tall grass so security can't see you. Be careful in the Hospital, because the only way in is through a window in the basement and you can clearly smell the mold in the air, so if you decide to go in there, get to the top floor ASAP.
198.7.249.124
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 24050     11/28/2008 1:55:00 AM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter

W US
 
the center has not been torn down..you can still see it today following the directions above
70.181.35.3
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 28574     3/11/2009 11:01:00 AM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter

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trespassing on the grounds is a misdemeanor. if you're caught inside any of the buildings it's felony trespassing. they take it very seriously these days and there are typically state police troopers close by at the adjacent job corps building.
159.215.117.130
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 36430 ReplyTo# 28574     7/23/2009 9:10:00 PM     Edit          
AnonymousVisiter

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Take this seriously, if you wish, but keep in mind that I have been doing this for over 5 years now, and am always amazed at the number of people who will say things like this when they're totally false
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               Like      Dislike        Comment# 42496 ReplyTo# 28574     10/24/2009 12:47:00 PM     Edit          
AnonymousVisiter

RHODE ISLAND US
 
No, this is completely true. There have been alot of people who go exploring there been getting jumped and robbed. They have caught the people but the state police have been patrolling there alot still.
24.249.31.116
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 36112     7/19/2009 12:03:00 AM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter

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im having problems locating the ladd school and cant seem to find it on google maps or map quest any help?
68.9.126.173
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 36702     7/28/2009 8:42:00 PM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter

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This article is all wrong. The buildings are all still on thr grounds and have not yet been torn down, and the school was not shut down until 1992, it even says so on the memorial plaque. There are several buildings there leading to a detox center which is across from the cylindrical building of the ladd school.
68.116.184.245
 

      Karma [Neutral]          Like      Dislike        Comment# 40332     9/28/2009 2:26:00 PM     Edit       Reply    
laurgasmxx


Last Seen: 9/28/2009 2:20:27 PM  
ive been to this place . it was pretty creepy . the way we got into the building, is by climbing up this weird ladder thingy onto a roof, and then there was a loose board over the window which we climbed through . it was pretty scary just climbing through though, because it was close to the edge. anyways, the spiral building is pretty cool. its a very eerie feeling when youre in there. they also have rooms which still contain x-ray machinery and equipment. i unfortunately didnt get to find the morgue, but my friend told me that its in the building which has the big smoke tower on it . i'd love to go again, but i unforunately live an hour and a half away . so its something i have to plan . if anyone has any good stories, then you should definitely post them . oh and also, when i went, there wasnt really any security, except for when we first got there, and that was it. you just gotta be careful . other then the loose board on the second floor, ALL THE OTHER WINDOWS AND DOORS ARE EXTREMELY BOARDED UP !. we couldnt even get any broken, let alone loose . have fun getting in :] .
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 42495 ReplyTo# 40332     10/24/2009 12:42:00 PM     Edit          
AnonymousVisiter

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No, it's in the Fogarty Hospital (the cylindrical building).
24.249.31.116
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 43056     10/28/2009 9:06:00 PM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter

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my friends and i are going there this Halloween with video cameras, Polaroid cameras, and thermal. stories have been said that the ladd center had a chamber in the basement in one of the buildings where they tortured some of the patients.  My friends and I want to smoke cigs while on the operating table, drink beers in the electric chair, and relax in the tub. along with a few other torture devices that might be down there. By the way we will all be sleeping over there due to the fact that  most spiritual activity happens around 3am.  Anyone want to join us we will be getting there around 8, staying till at least 4am. BYOB
72.195.157.85
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 55646 ReplyTo# 43118     7/29/2010 1:35:00 PM     Edit          
AnonymousVisiter

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I worked at the Ladd Center as an Institutional Attendant in the late 70's to early 80's. This was just prior to the downsizing and sending residents to group homes. I was in the girl's dorm called Evergreen. We had responsiblity of a group of girls from bathing, clothing, feeding and taking care of all their needs. We had a van that was used to take the girls out of the facility on trips. I remember taking them to the circus in Providence at the then Providence Civic Center, rides to the beach, baseball games, and out to restaurants for meals. We did their shopping for clothes. Not once were any of the girls abused. We did the best we could with what we had at the time. The buildings were old, even then, but we kept them clean. We did all the personal laundry in the building and put it away. It was a tough job! Most of the girls were on medications that were prescribed by a physician. Were they overmedicated, maybe, according to todays standards. Plus the meds were not as good as they are today. A lot of the girls had behavior problems. It was like caring for 2 year olds in adult bodies. All of my co-workers were dedicated to the care and well being of these girls. This was system as it was back then. The standards, as in many other fields, has changed and improved over the years. All of this haunting and horror stories is not true. I've been back to Ladd recently and drove the grounds. The "horror" is seeing all of this beautiful property being left to ruin. The Fogarty Building (round hospital) was high tech in it's day. It is sad to see what was well maintained and beautiful property deserted. The "rec building with the swimming pool, theater and canteen for all residents to use was a joy for many residents for many years.
68.187.165.202
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 43171     10/29/2009 4:59:00 PM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter

RHODE ISLAND US
 
how are you guys getting into the building anyway, i couldnt find a opening last time i was there
198.7.245.77
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 44124     11/8/2009 10:11:00 AM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter

RHODE ISLAND US
 
i been there 3 times
68.9.18.209
 

      Karma [Neutral]          Like      Dislike        Comment# 44875     11/23/2009 7:54:00 AM     Edit       Reply    
w1av


Last Seen: 11/23/2009 7:49:33 AM  
 My Father worked at Ladd Center in the early 60's and he used to take me with him sometimes on weekend. He was an instructor in one of the now demolished buildings. The only buildings left are the main hospital, (round bldg), the ORIGINAL hospital building is right across the street and above entrance you can see the word H O S P I T A L in stone. This was the original hospital from early 1900's. Then there are about 4 more old dormitory buildings still standing and the old laundry and firehouse....the rest have been torn down back around 2003 or so. When I was a kid there were MANY more buildings....only a few remain. There was a small colony of little one story dwellings to the left of entrance. The patient CEMETARY is in the SOUTHWESTERN corner of VETERANS CEMETARY.
Stones are marked with names and death dates of patients. Most of the people who explore here really have their facts wrong. I grew up in Rhode Island and my Dad worked at the Center. I have been there NUMEROUS times as a youth (I am 51) so I know what I am talking about. I was there in the schools heyday, when population was at its peak. The Ladd Center has become a FERTILE playground for the IMAGINATION. I have been there numerous times over the years cause I live within driving distance. The place isnt haunted anymore than your own house. Naturally with it's history and creepy appearance most people like the amusement of "Haunted places". But it is just an abandoned facility left to rot till the State of RI can conjure up some $$$ to tear the rest of the buildings down. Any questions, ASK ME! I am not some dopey teenager smoking pot who thinks he knows it all. Rumors spread cause people LIKE the stories. And most people are suckers for entertainment. So sorry to BURST your BUBBLES but dont waste you r time. State police regularly patrol the grounds. I know the shift supervisor and you WILL BE ARRESTED for trespassing.
The Job Corps center, right at the entrance is part of Ladd. It housed school rooms, a swimming pool, bowling alley, and cafeteria for employees. They gutted and remodeled the whole place. NO REPORTS of hauntings!!!! The original HOUSE that Dr Ladd and Dr Smith lived in way right near water towers and has been DEMOLISHED. I have been in this house on occasion. There was STEAM HEAT still warming the place, even it it's abandoned state!!! ASK ME!! I have the correct answers cause I was THERE! I SAW how patients and staff  interacted. My Dad was an instructor and I would go with him as a boy to get out of my Moms hair when I was a kid. I sat and just watched the patients build little bird houses and do crafts. I remember what I was there I don't remember any of the buildings that I was in to be overly dirty or foul. As a matter of fact if you want me to interview my Dad and post it on YouTube I WILL!!! My Dad is 76 and still remembers working there. HIS Dad got him the job. My Grandfather was a State Employee as well.
So anyway, a final caution: There really isn't much to see there anymore. The buildings are DANGEROUS! Police patrol at odd intervals so you never know when they come. They SIT in field far away with binoculars watching from distance. You will be arrested and charged with trespassing and if you get caught in a building, its a FELONY!!!! Be smart and just read about Ladd on web to get your kicks!
Bob
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 47478 ReplyTo# 44875     1/29/2010 11:59:00 AM     Edit          
AnonymousVisiter

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Bob is totally correct. Just stay away from it.

And to give you all an update, they state will be tearing down the rest of the Ladd Center to build a state fire academy probably by the end of this year.
68.9.195.239
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 57234 ReplyTo# 44875     8/27/2010 6:45:00 AM     Edit          
AnonymousVisiter

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although you say you know so much about it...i currently go to job corps and there are frequent reports of unexplained events occuring...and there always have been. so you may know past history but you have no clue whats going on right now. i am kind of offended that you would even say something about how its not haunted because i know thats a lie ive been to the ladd buildings and seen it myself. and ive seen it job corps as well. so get all of your facts strait. and btw the police never go back thee. i have been at my school for about 8 months and maybe see them once or twice
65.246.232.101
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 73956 ReplyTo# 44875     10/6/2011 8:08:00 PM     Edit          
AnonymousVisiter


 

Okay look,i  dont know if you belive in the paranormal or not but ill tell you this...i have a friend who went there...while he was there he was looking at a piece of paper he found on the floor and something deeply cut his leg and pushes him out of a two story window....i dont care if you dont belive me..buts it true..that place is haunted by many unhappy souls and you can kiss my a** if you dont care...

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               Like      Dislike        Comment# 47675     2/2/2010 6:17:00 AM     Edit       Reply    
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To BOB

I am very interested in any other info you would be willing to tell me about this place. I am not a punk or teenager looking to get in trouble, Im just really interested in REAL history instead of all the fake stories Ive read.

rich5.0@hotmail.com

Thanks.

Rich

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               Like      Dislike        Comment# 53335     6/20/2010 5:17:00 PM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter

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As a reply to Bob, My grandmother was a nurse at ladd school, she even told me how mistreated the patients were. An i have been there at least over 30times not once was i arrested or stopped by state police and almost 25 out of the 30 times we had paranormal stuff happen to us, and have recordings, tapes and pictures to prove it.So however is reading this do not listen to anyone who says ladd school isnt haunted. But i would be careful going my friend was robbed at gun point in there
72.87.116.91
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 56656     8/14/2010 2:26:00 PM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter

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This *used* to be a good place to check out for urban exploring..

It is indeed haunted. Numerous patients were abused and neglected, simply due to ignorance and lack of knowledge on how to treat patients with mental illness during that time.

But make of it what you will. The people who have been there, spent time there without being intoxicated, or in large groups (where people feed off eachother and manifest things that are simly not there) will certainly be able to tell tales of what they have seen/felt/heard.

I believe the Boys Dorm probably has the most activity. There was also a large amount of pornography and satanic imagery in various rooms. One completely boarded room (found by ducking under a broken wall yeilds a massive deep red pentagram with a large pile of glass in the center, presumably from the smashed out windows everywhere.


This place simply isn't worth going to anymore due to the risk of RI State Police presence as well as people lurking hoping to recieve the contents of your pockets ie: kids with knives and handguns. I'd source the Projo news articles of these happenings but i'll leave that up to you.

When the place first closed, everything was still there. Imagine every occupant of Miriam Hospital simply leaving and never coming back. Everything from medical records to wheelchairs, restraints, photos, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment.. Everything was still there. It stayed this way for some time until more and more people obviously learned of this "abandoned, haunted insane asylum".


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      Karma [Neutral]          Like      Dislike        Comment# 61458     10/28/2010 10:27:00 AM     Edit       Reply    
urbex777


Last Seen: 4/25/2011 8:35:26 AM  
too bad kids like to screw up everything. This seemed like it would have been a great place a few years ago.
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 66697     2/9/2011 3:23:00 PM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter


 
STATE POLICE ARE UP THERE WEEKLY TO WALK THERE K-9'S. TUNNELS RUN THREW EVERY BUILDING UP IN THAT AREA. THEY USE TO RUN THE PATIENTS THREW FROM BUILDING TO BUILDING. TRUST ME I LIVED IN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS FOR SIX MONTHS. P.S. YES THEY ARE HAUNTED BUILDINGS AND ALSO YES YOU WILL BE ARRESTED FOR TRESPASSING.
108.12.246.60
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 68761     3/27/2011 4:36:00 PM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter


 
hey bob my aunt was a patient there for three days untill we pulled her out. the day we went to get her out she was tied down to a chair in her own urin and fecese. her bowl movement was so old it was like rock stuck to her . she also had bruses all over her so you can shove that nice place up your you know what. there was nothing at all nice about it!
98.182.41.142
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 69167     4/4/2011 5:28:00 AM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter

VIRGINIA US
 
I was at ladd last week and there was nobody up there. I have my own private way that i get in that i won't siclose. too many bad people with bad intensions. the place is creepy even in the daytime. You feel their presents as soon as you get on the grounds. Its a beuatiful place , to a sad ending. have peace and respect if you go. don't take anything from the blds or grounds. Im actually going on this rainy monday. and YES.....this place is haunted. there are things around that make the weirdest sounds. If you hear a growl.....GET OUT!!! believe me!!! been doing this for 20 something years now!!!
64.12.116.134
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 71769     6/24/2011 7:39:00 AM     Edit       Reply    
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could the last person who posted please email me at kharkins@maine.rr.com id appreciate it very much !

Sincerely Kristi
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      Karma [Neutral]          Like      Dislike        Comment# 73601     9/17/2011 3:33:00 PM     Edit       Reply    
CountDruckula


Last Seen: 4/20/2013 12:43:42 PM  
What kind of growl has anybody else heard it?
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 73641     9/18/2011 9:16:00 PM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter

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I have heard stories about how they would treat the pationts like they were just things

Rape the women then they would get pregnant and burry the babies in the back of the school.

Pull thier teeth with no novicain because they said they wont feel it anyway.

A horrible place.

68.109.121.235
 

      Karma [Neutral]          Like      Dislike        Comment# 74165     10/11/2011 7:20:00 AM     Edit       Reply    
mleah001


Last Seen: 10/11/2011 7:18:27 AM  

I went there four years ago, when I was going to school at Johnson and wales Providence.  On the top floor I felt a weight on my shoulder and a voice whisper 'Sarah" in my ear... and then I ran outside lol.  I want to go back can anyone tell me if the building is still up and if I would be able to get inside.  Please email me at mleah001 at gmail.com   and let me know if it has not been torn down.

 

Thanks!

 

Max

 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 74268     10/14/2011 12:55:00 PM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter


 
Went to LADD last night and had a few strange things happen to us that nobody  may believe but idc. we saw a human like figure in all white run across the road no more than 100ft in front of us and then disappear as soon as it hit the tree line.  Also heard alot of bloody screams and moans from the woods and inside of buildings.  For 3 full grown kids not under the influence of drugs or alcohol to be scared it must be something real.  Does anyone know about a small graveyard in a clearing on top of a hill in the woods? it is right behind the garages and the back corner of the farm that are loacted near the womans dorms. very strange we also saw wat looked like a newer grave covered with stones. jdcarnevale26@gmail.com
74.103.249.44
 

      Karma [Neutral]          Like      Dislike        Comment# 74479     10/26/2011 8:12:00 PM     Edit       Reply    
Felony


Last Seen: 2/19/2012 8:14:43 PM  
Is anyone interested in going to Ladd school. Day or night I want to see this place. Let me know.
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 76942     3/11/2012 10:19:00 AM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter


 
What a disappointment! Finally found the place today and couldn't even get anywhere near it! There are two huge signs flanking the road leading to it that state "NO TRESPASSING. VIOLATERS WILL BE PROCECUTED".  With signs that big--they mean it. Right next to the road is the Exeter Job Corps building. Even on a Sunday the parking lot was filled with cars. The building also has a lot of windows, so the chance of getting past the "No Trespassing" signs without being seen, are next to nil. Not only that, on the road leading to what's left of the Ladd School buildings, is a firefighter training academy.  So if the people at the job corps building don't catch you trespassing--the firefighters at the academy will. Unless there's a back way into the place, there's simply no way of getting anywhere near the hospital or grounds during the day. At night--I don't know. Honestly, I could cry.
72.200.158.145
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 76970 ReplyTo# 76942     3/12/2012 4:19:00 PM     Edit          
AnonymousVisiter


 
Are you kidding me?  Just drive past the signs, don't be a sketch ball,  snap a few shots, and gtfo.  You can always say your lost if a Statie stops you.  
76.118.201.230
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 78750     7/11/2012 1:14:00 PM     Edit       Reply    
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i stayed at the detox facility on the property for two weeks in '11 and there is definitly "more" than just people there. On the night walks we would take everybody agreed there was someone or something watching us. It is VERY dark and on two occasions myself and two other people including a staff member went into the forgerty building.  It is absolutly haunted and if you think ur alone there your very wrong

 

50.12.163.55
 

               Like      Dislike        Comment# 79028     7/30/2012 7:59:00 AM     Edit       Reply    
AnonymousVisiter

RHODE ISLAND US
 
I went there a couple nights ago.  It was around midnight.  We drove right up to the door at the round building, the boarded up door had a big hole in it.  We went in and climbed the stairs to the top floor.  Very creepy...the were sounds that sounded like footsteps or someone moving things.  Was there for a hour and never saw police.  Did however see a car on a pile of boulders and dirt.  About 20 feet up.Really coo.  How did the car get there?  One will never know.
24.250.5.179
 

  

  
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