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Peoria State Hospital - Bartonville Asylum - Bartonville IL Real Haunt
- 4100 W Pfeiffer Rd
- Bartonville, IL
- 309-202-1035
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Many say the property is haunted by Manuel A. Bookbinder, or Old Book. He was a patient who worked with the burial crew until his own death. He would mourn the passing of each person he helped inter in the cemetery. When it came time for Old Books' own funeral, Dr. George A. Zeller who was the physician who led the hospital attested that 400 staff and patients saw Old Book's ghost mourning at his own funeral. They even opened his coffin to confirm his body was still there and it was.
- Peoria Public Library5.3 miles away
- Peoria Players Theatre7.5 miles away
- Lawford Theatre31.5 miles away
- Lincoln College36.8 miles away
- Abandoned Train Bridge51.5 miles away
- Massock Mausoleum53.4 miles away
Recently Shared Experiences & Comments
Share Your ExperiencesMost of it is home but the cemetery is still there
Unfortunately they did demolish the main hospital. But some outlying buildings still remain, including some of the buildings from the infirmary. I’ve looked in the windows and they are very creepy. I also walked through the cemetery. That felt less creepy but it was cool to see. There are many grave stones there with no names on them. Overall pretty cool place to see. Just wish the main building was still there though.
Posted 10/14/23Was this review helpful? YES NO
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mostly gone now
City has torn most of the buildings down. A couple of buildings that were administrative buildings only remain. The wards and doctor treatment rooms are all gone. Many of the admin buildings now house other open businesses.
Posted 8/6/23abuse from dr. zeller
it is said that there was abuse at the old hospital from dr. zeller when it was still running. several people had testified that dr. zeller would run railroad nails through people's feet as a form of cure. there is said to be a lady wondering the grounds in a white night dress, she was one of the victims of dr. zeller. i remember driving past the asylum as a passenger, i looked up at one of the windows and saw a woman who looked to be in her mid 20's with brown hair that reached her shoulders looking out the window out to the cemetery. i have been by there several times, just driving by but never stopping. something has always tried to pull me in towards the cemetery across the way.
Posted 10/12/20Was this review helpful? YES NO
4 out of 9 found this review helpful
creepy but cool
I went here with my dad and we got some good picture and when we looked back at them, we seen what looked like a person (nobody else was there) and I thought it was lowkey really creepy but also cool at the same time.
Posted 9/11/20Was this review helpful? YES NO
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
DEMOLISHED
Sadly, the building has been demolished.
Posted 10/16/17Was this review helpful? YES NO
10 out of 14 found this review helpful
Very interesting
There is definitely something paranormal going on here. I did the guided tour and a few of the spots we went too definitely had a feeling of some sort of activity was going on. We captured voices and video using the "ghost box" recorder and other investigation tools. I highly recommend this place.
Posted 3/16/17Was this review helpful? YES NO
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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