Rolling Hills Asylum

Infobox building
native_building_name= Rolling Hills Asylum
former_names = The Carriage Village


caption = Current view of exterior
address = 11001 Bethany Center Rd. East Bethany, 14054
owner = Jeff and Lori Carlson
start_date = 1826
completion_date = 1827
floor_count = 2

Rolling Hills Asylum opened its doors in 1827 in response to a New York state legislation requiring all counties to assume duties of taking care of individuals unable to care for themselves.

The property it stands on was purchased in 1826 from a local Tavern Owner, by Genesee County to accommodate this need. It took in paupers, unwed mothers, the insane, and orphans.

History

Originally, a tavern servicing stage coaches stood there from 1790 until December of 1826, when it was sold to Genesse county. The tavern serviced travelers from Batavia to Warsaw traveling along what is now known as US Route 20.

By the early 1950s, the facility served only as a nursing home, where it was then closed by 1972; stepping aside for a new facility in Batavia, NY

After which, the building stood empty until 1992, when it was then re-opened as "Carriage Village", a mall of unique shops. In 2002, the current owners Lori Carlson and Jeff Carlson purchased the building, and subsequently renamed it as "Rolling Hills Country Mall".

Current History

Currently, the building serves as a research center into the paranormal, and hosts Ghost Hunts, and is home to the Rolling Hills Paranormal Research Society.

It has been featured in an episode of "Ghost Hunters", and has been the subject of a number of events sponsoring it that have been ran by The Atlantic Paranormal Society.

References

"The Haunting of Rolling Hills", Anna Borick, Ghost Magazine (2007) - http://www.ghostmag.com/archive-rolling_hills.htm Retrieved 9/18/2008

See Also

Ghost Hunters

External Links

* http://www.rhprs.com/
* http://www.rollinghillscountrymall.com/