abandoned hospital

The original Reid Memorial Hospital in Richmond, Indiana, was built in 1905 and served the community for over one hundred years. During that time the hospital continuously expanded, adding new wings in new architectural styles to grow with the population.

Eventually the organization was forced to relocate to a new facility in 2008, leaving the old campus in the hands of eager developers. However bad planning, bad timing, and just plain bad luck has seen multiple investor groups fail to resurrect the old Reid – leaving the city an eyesore with a large unpaid tax bill.The former hospital, known among locals today as “Old Reid,” has origins dating to 1905. At the dawn of the twentieth century, St. Stephens Hospital had served the town of Richmond, Indiana.

But the facility was limited, with overwhelmed staff and only ten beds. Overcrowding was a problem from the start; by the early 1900s, St. Stephens was turning away fifty patients a week