Terrence Building (1959)

The Terrence Building is an abandoned high-rise building and former psychiatric hospital in the Azalea neighborhood of Rochester, New York. Opened in 1959, the 16-story tower was once the home of the Rochester State Hospital, serving as a mental ward that boasted 1,000 beds until it closed in 1995. The empty building, which was one of the largest mental health facilities built in the United States, continues to rise above the southern outskirts of the city to this day.

The Terrence Building is considered to be one of the most haunted places in Rochester, New York by Rochester locals. This case remains a notable entry in historical unexplained-event archives and is included here as a curated historical report.

Source Title

Wikipedia: Terrence Building

Source URL

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrence_Building

Source Notes

Imported from Wikipedia REST, MediaWiki, and Wikidata sources on 2026-07-12. Review article citations and edit details before saving. Wikimedia image source: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Terrence_Building_ROC_2021.jpg. Date note: Only a year was found; the event date defaults to January 1 at 12:00. Coordinates inferred from location context using OpenStreetMap Nominatim query: Terrence Building. Coordinates inferred from location context using OpenStreetMap Nominatim query: Opelousas, Louisiana, United States. Coordinates inferred from linked Wikipedia place: Rochester, New York.

1. Occurred Jan 1, 1959 12:00 PM America/New_York
2. Submitted Jul 12, 2026 5:13 PM Historical Archive created
3. Approved Jul 12, 2026 5:13 PM Moderator reviewed
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