Comments on: DeJarnette Center in Staunton

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:07:00 +0000

I’ve been in DeJarnette recently in the past year. The place is haunted…VERY HAUNTED!! If Ihad the money I would buy the place, open it up and renovate it the way Waverly Hills Sanitorium did.

By: emily

emily — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:27:42 +0000

i love this building and i know that is weird to say but it is so intresting.I have seen a few movies about Asylums and i found them kinda freak but i love scary stuff.And i am in love with scary stuff.

By: Blake

Blake — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:07:01 +0000

Thomas Blackburn is my GGGG Grandfather. I am trying to get as much info I can on him. I have been searching for a pic of him for 8 years. If anyone knows anyone who is related to Thomas Rolander Blackburn who would like to get in touch with me please have them e-mail me at nettech_00@yahoo.com Thanks

By: John

John — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 00:21:40 +0000

I agree the exterior of the building is amazing. I would however imaging the inside is very utilitarian. Much like similar buildings of its kind. There are other structures the residents of Staunton should invest time and money into rather than this creepy old building.

By: Jesse Banks

Jesse Banks — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:47:15 +0000

The building is falling apart. All the windows are boarded up now and it looks nice. But seriously, someone should write a script about the place, make it into a big budget horror movie like the ring or something, get some up and coming teen actors to star in it, kill off a couple, just make it into the typical horror flic. staunton could really use the publicity it would bring to the town, with the possibility of a secqual. Otherwise, the old thing is gonna sit there for another 10 years or so with nothing being done about it.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:28:19 +0000

Laurie, That’s interesting, I did see the cagelike metal surrounding the porch, I bet it wasn’t very enjoyable to sit outside when you still felt confined. I’m glad you don’t feel like they should tear the buildings down. I wonder how bad the asbestos is in the buildings because I know that getting the asbestos out would be the expensive part of the renovation.

By: laurie radatz

laurie radatz — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:28:48 +0000

dejarnette…i went there when i was a teenager.i didnt know the history of it.theres all kinds of videos on youtube about it.i didnt know there was a morgue in there.i was in the perry building.with the caged porch.they had these heavy ass chairs on there i guess so you couldnt throw them at people.i remember going into the quiet room.ive seen a few people i knew from there.i guess you make your own ay in life but like me they were told they were different they were crazy so most are either in prison or on drugs.sad.i used to sit on the proch and watch the groundhogs that was cool.they shouldnt tear it down they should make it into a muesum and fix it up…get the community together…

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:54:53 +0000

Can anyone tell me what the old building is that is on the hill in from of the current commonwealth center location? I gathered that it is not the original sit of either western state or comm. center. So, what was it?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:17:48 +0000

Are you crazy? Have you not seen a movie in the last 30 years? If we, as a society, can learn anything from Hollywood (and we can learn a lot), it’s that we should never ever ever ever have anything to do with old creepy abandoned mental asylums. Especially not ones for children.

Here’s an idea: Maybe, you know, just as a joke, me and several friends (many of whom happen to be young, attractive and promiscuous) will go camp out there for a night. We’ll break in, create a campfire, drink some beer and generally disrespect the facility in an effort to prove to each other that we aren’t scared. Maybe I’ll even lock one of my friends in an old room to freak her out a bit. If one of us goes missing, we’ll all agree the best course of action will be to split up to look for him. If one of us notices a quiet, vacant looking child standing at the end of a dark hallway, we’ll assume it is a neighborhood kid that has become lost and would like us to lead her on search for her missing mother. It will be a night full of excitement, adventure and exploring. In the morning, we’ll all walk out and upload the pictures we took to Facebook. Who wants to go with me?

By: Jonathan Nuckles

Jonathan Nuckles — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:49:17 +0000

I’ve always been so intrigued by this place. One of my friends had special permission to do a photo shoot there, but that’s the only other person I’ve known to mention it. I hope it becomes something cool so we can check out the inside!