![]() ![]() I never saw security near any of the abandoned buildings. There were guards patrolling, but they rarely came into the abandoned areas. There were many buildings at Rosewood, and nearly impossible to explore all of them. There were many buildings, some too old and dangerous to explore. Finding these cages and obtaining pictures formed the goal of our exploration. One such story claimed tunnels with secret cages for unruly patients resided beneath Rosewood. The stories are mired in both fact and fiction making the truth difficult to discern. There were many rumors of abuse surrounding Rosewood and the facility closed due to poor treatment of patients. (Amazingly, sick people don’t make the best servants.) You can read more about this case on Slate. These women and children endured physical and sexual abuse before being kicked to the street when the family became dissatisfied with them. He discovered rich families of Baltimore were adopting mentally challenged teens and adult women and turning them into household slaves. Leo Kanner, the physician who discovered Autism, served as whistleblower in the Rosewood Girls case. The most notable incident occurred in 1937 which came to be known as the Rosewood Girls case. Rosewood became the center of controversy multiple times throughout its history. The building seemed to be used for Sunday services. A multipurpose facility of some kind we named the Church Building. At the time of this facility’s construction, the mentally ill were often warehoused in places such as Rosewood. If walls could talk, I would be frightened to hear what they say. Rosewood has a long, disturbing history with serious allegations of abuse. Purchased by Stevenson University, Rosewood now waits to be demolished for use as athletic fields. We took these photos shortly before a fire destroyed one of the buildings, and not long after the fire, the facility closed permanently. Founded in 1888, Rosewood, originally named Asylum and Training School for the Feeble-Minded, underwent several name changes until finally becoming Rosewood Center in 1969. In 2009, a friend and I explored some of the Rosewood Asylum in Owings Mills, Maryland, and the facility at that time neared closure. ![]()
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