Abandoned Gundry Sanitarium Hospital (Now Gone) / Women & Children's Asylum 

September 27, 2021 update: this places went up in flames and is no more...

Thank you for the warning about the second dead kitty. Wish I'd been warned about the first. 😭 I'm an avid kitty lover and have 11 kitties myself, couldn't imagine those poor babies being trapped and starving to death. Breaks my heart. 💔

We have pre civil war mansions in Madison Georgia, Sherman didn't burn this town on his March To The Sea. It's very costly to keep these homes in mint condition, but the city let's the home owners who open up their homes to tourist so many times a year for the tour of homes,are tax exempt. The tour of homes brings in a lot of business and revenue for all the shops and restaurants. Maybe if other cities would make these historical and charge a fee maybe these places could be saved

This showed how much DR.Gundy cared about the care and comfort for these women and children. What a beautiful place.

True this was once a beautiful mansion... But trust me, my friends, this was "hell" for the patients. At that time they were heavily, heavily medicated.... The poor children, my heart aches for them... The vibes there are very Dark.....

Can't help but imagine just how impressive this must have been when it was a private residence. What a shame that it is in such a sad state of disrepair now. Love the gorgeous stained glass and the beautiful mantels for the fireplaces. And the massive main staircase. So much history to be lost.

Imagine if the people who once lived in this beautiful home could come back to see what became of it! How horribly sad they'd be to see this. Sorry, morbid, but I think this way every time I see abandoned places. From the outside, this home is spectacular and what was left, wow, imagine living here and taking this all for granted!

If they knock this place down. Then they're tearing a piece of history away. What a shame that it's in the shape it's in. A lot more beautiful then today's buildings

I kept feeling like I was looking at a land version of the Titanic with all the ornate fireplaces, thick sturdy railings, and stained glass. Amazing! Thank you for sharing!!

What a shame that it no longer exists I am a firm believer in keeping this historic buildings

So beautiful....& yet sad. They don’t build them like they used to though. That’s for sure.....I’ll never understand why they let houses like that just slowly rot away.🥺I’m sure because of expenses & what not. But still sad....

One can only imagine the leftover souls that are entombed within these rooms and corridors. Can feel the chill in the air as we speak and hear the creaking of the floorboards, especially in the twisting staircases and yes there are many for sure. Thanks JP Videos for the chance to have traveled with you on this awesome quest.

That is one of the the most beautiful ceiling light plates I think I've ever seen at 22:40. Imagine how even more beautiful it was in its heyday. It is so sad that it's probably going to be destroyed at some point if that ceiling caves. PS: I love that you take time and really video as much as you can I hate when other channel's just breeze of an antique item. Thank you for researching and providing background to your viewers. It really does help to pull you in. I have fallen in LOVE with urban exploration this year and can't wait to binge your library of videos! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

What an absolutely amazing find hope they don't knock this place down. Thanks for the tour guys

First of all I would really like to say many many thanks guys for bringing this video to us. I have watched video's of old places but this made me feel quite emotional and sad. Even though it's falling apart, left to the elements and Mother nature, it's still so extremely beautiful. Everything about the place from inside out has still so much character, from the mouth dropping staircase to the stained glass windows, shutter's, wooden mouldings and not forgetting those beautiful, beautiful fireplaces. I'm so stunned that it's all being left in the property. It's not about getting it out to make money, it's about preserving history and the story's of where it all came from. Again thank you guys for filming it, I was glued to the screen with such interest. Wishing you all the very best wishes from Tracey in England x 🌹 x

This place was the best, the staircase, all the stained glass and intricate designs in the woodwork let alone all the fancy fireplaces throughout the building. Thanks JP. for taking us on an awesome adventure!

JP, thank you for finding and exploring this magnificent Beauty!! ❤ I can't imagine all the rooms, furnishings, and such amazing architecture of this place. I love the Stairs, the Stained Glass above the Center of the Staircase! And the Beautiful Little Girls Stained Glass Windows in the one room, the Amazing Shutters that would hide in the wall till they were pulled out. Of course, I can't forget the Pocket Doors and all the Tall Doors and Windows, the Beautiful Ornamentation on the ceiling above the Light, and the Colorful Decorative pieces on some of the Walls, and cannot forget the Beautiful Marble Fireplace Mamtles some very Elaborate, ad well as Beautiful Wood Mirrors, too much to talk about. It's just all so Magnificently done!! It had to be a "Grand Lady" in it early years. This has to be my Favorite so far... Thank you for taking your time, and care with showing us this place. God Bless You! ❤💛❤

This is probably the biggest building I've ever seen go into. It's a Shame its left to rot.

I just watched a video done by a couple young guys at this same location. There has been a massive cleanup, both inside and out since their video!! There was a huge amount of trash and styrofoam from the fallen lowered ceilings in their video. There appears to have been work done to stop water damage from continuing, as water dripping off the pipes downstairs and the wood on the staircase was covered with some kind of crud...perhaps even fungus stuff... the front porch was covered in overgrown foliage or even weeds... At the beginning there was a bit more info on the history that said the original owner "charles Baker" I believe was his name, died from mysterious causes shortly after the construction completed in 1890... The Gundry person who bought the property (which was originally a privately owned home and farm), and opened it as an asylum, as well as opening several other facilities in close proximity to this one... sounds kind of sketchy... for some reason. Also, somewhere that I was poking around looking for info on this place a person commented that the Play should go up in flames simply due to all the child abuse that happened during the years it was used for children. He said he still had nightmares about a Mr. Somebody (cant remember the name). Another comment was from somebody who had worked there as a nurse that backed up that statement, as they had trained there for some time and it was not a good place for anybody to be!! I cant remember the exact statement, only know that the statement of child abuse occurring there was backed up by a staff member from that era!! Sooo, it appears there has possibly been some "darkness" looming there from the very beginning when the one who had the home built, died from mysterious causes, shortly after he moved in. It didnt say died from unknown causes...mysterious causes! Anyway, I know the building didnt kill him, but just sayin... There are people showing the place more love in the very recent past then it has seen in many years!! Just do a search on internet for Gundry/Glass asylum and u will find the videos i am referring to. Jp's video showed much more appreciation for the beautiful architecture then others for sure...but kids not only had no idea that it was originally built for private residency by an affluent man, plus there was so much trash and debris throughout the whole mansion...it would have been much more difficult to see what was there at that time. The stain glass ceiling that had the skylight above it was much brighter when they were there! I feel like the place might actually have a 2nd chance for life!! There is also some local program offering free rent to applicants who would be interested in moving in and working on restorations!! Application arre only accepted thru April 12th!! So somebody should go for it!! That info can also be found doing a search on internet!😘

Absolutely amazing place. The stain glass windows, the ceilings, the fireplaces, doors, and staircase. Wow! So sad to see it falling to disrepair. Glad you documented it before it is gone though. Thank you!

WOW..... Must of been beautiful in its TIME!! The pocket doors are Awesome! Huge....

The stairs go up! From Ghostbusters... Awesome explore!! Beautiful house, beautiful architecture.

Wow! The workmanship that was put into that staircase is awesome! When was this mansion built. 1800's..maybe earlier. The Gundry Sanitarium was established in 1891.

The woodwork is Eastlake style. It was popular in the 1870's and 1880's. Beautiful place!

Wow! How sad, I bet this was a truly grand house in its day. Unfortunately, when they get donated as hospitals they are often not kept up and allowed to decay to the point of condemnation.

WHAT A MEMORY---I don't have. I meant to comment about those rooms on the third floor with the heavy doors and substantial locks. I suddenly realized, after you'd turned the locking knob, that it was on the *inside* of the door, with the key lock barrel on the outside. I wonder why they were so secure for whoever was inside, not to keep him/her IN, but to keep others OUT? As Pappy used to say, "I don't think I understand what I know about this."

The decorative pieces you are finding on the walls and the ceilings are known as “frieze” sculpture. The can be carved from stone or cast in plaster. The pieces were once standard in homes of the wealthy and to a lesser extent in upper middle class homes at the turn of the century. My grandmother had some that were made of wood and were lovingly painted by her grandmother.

And this place does not have restless souls and bratty ghost children. Thanks for the talk and the video. I'm so glad you take the time to really check out homes and their beauty and forgotten belongings. You are appreciated.

I'm amazed these beautiful properties end up abandoned! What these walls have seen..... truly amazing.

It is so sad to see such a grand place left to rot like that. What an amazing place it must have been. Making it into apartments would ok as long as they didn't change the look of the place by removing or adding walls. This is a amazing video, thank you.

I want a front porch like that one !!! That mansion is truly magnificent.. I would love to see pictures of it when it in it's TRUE glory. I can't get over the wood work on the stairs and fireplaces . Thank you for taking us to places we'd never even known existed .

The stained glass and beautiful woodwork is unbelievable!!! Very eery and apocalyptic yet pretty and exquisite!

Just as you were turning into one of the rooms, as always, I wondered what this grand home was like at Christmastime...and there was decorations. Love your enthusiasm!

Great video J.P. - such a cool, humble guy, not egotistical at all. Some of the features are very English, maybe an English architect. Poor kitties 🐱

That is one side puppy. Awesome video. I have never seen window blinds like those purple ones. That fireplace is beyond awesome. The person that had that mansion built spared no expense. (OMG you just said the same thing) Beautiful touches. Imagine all that wood use to be paint free....

Impressive JP. One of the best mansions ever documented. Great work & thanks for sharing

Such amazing architecture. A salvager's dream. Thank you for the tour. It is odd that there were two very recently deceased kitties inside 🤷

OMG! I would love to restore this place! LOVE IT! Best of the best you ever shown us!

Totally freakin' AWESOME!!!!!!! The endless design of this place is mind boggling. 30 years ago I would have attempted refurbishing this place.

The cloth doll you found was Holly Hobbie. Very popular with girls in the 70's/80's. I had the same one. They made Holly Hobbie everything for awhile...sheets, calendars, plates, books, etc. It was kinda sad seeing the doll. Made me think of the young girls that had to stay there away from their families. Hopefully it brought some happiness to someone. Enjoyed the explore...what a spectacular location! Thanks for what you do.

Great video. Wonder why the Historical Society hasn't got involved to restore this Grand Old Mansion? It seems to be around Civil War Era.

Absolutely beautiful! Great find JP! Thanks for sharing this piece of history

The architectural structures throughout, the beautiful stained glass, intricate wall, corner, and ceiling colors and details, the magnificent TALL ceilings and mirrors are all way too amazing to actually be found in one location! What an amazing find!!

Exquisite...grand staircase, marble fireplaces, stained glass to rival any collection. Two thumbs up.

Thank you so much for telling the story of a place and giving it, it's dignity and respect back, even if just for a little while. So, thank you! Whatta shame! This is where a state drops the ball, by not funding the upkeep of its mist historical places and just leaving them to rot, very frustrating and disrespectful!

Beautiful home! My heart goes out to the cats...I am such an animal lover. Those windows are amazing

Thanks for the update last year. I just watched this video for the 5th time. It still fascinates me!!! So glad you have it documented, JP.

Absolutely stunning, ornate craftsmanship. When pride was taken in building such structures. The marble fireplaces, the wood on the fireplaces, the stained glass all over, especially the ones with the Victorian girls-beautiful!!! Oh, to see it in its original splendor, what a treat that would be. My last favorite, the gorgeous weather vane. Thank you for being so thorough and really taking your time on the smallest detail. And for your overall respect, right down to the poor kitties. You're really a neat guy! 💗 Also, love the drone footage. On another video, I asked how you got your aerial footage. Now I know. 😉

Thanks! That was astounding! It never ceases to amaze me that such a beautiful building could fall to this state. You cant help but imagine the lives of those who were kept in those rooms.

I was surprised to see the Holly Hobby doll, had Holly Hobby stationary in the 1970s. Thank you for the video!

Haven't seen abandoned video's in quite awhile. But to my chagrin the first one to come on is one of yours. And you JP NEVER seem to ever disappoint. Your videos are truly the best. I love the respect you have for these old beautiful places. This is so very important for everyone who enjoys visiting these absolute gorgeous buildings. Thanks for the video. I can only imagine while viewing these mansions the beauty they once were glorified with at one time in history. Keep up the awesome videos. I truly enjoy them!!! :)

It's amazing how fast a house can deteriorate in such a short time..You turn the heat off too a building it's a gonner..Beautiful house😥❤

Stained glass and a wrap around porch, this is stunning!!! 😍

That's huge ! I bet it was beautiful back in the days. Very sad, it was left to riot. I would love to see it brought back to its glory days.

Beautiful structure. I like the fact that you have an eye for detail. Even with faucets and old outlets. Woodwork amazing. A lost art for that craftsmanship. Stone structure as well. Sad to see the 2 cats. They appear to be healthy, non bloated with little decomposition. Floral scattered about them. Perhaps cruelty by cult vandals. Stray cats can easily find their way in and out of a place. Good sense of smell and can detect openings by air drafts. Thank you for posting this great structure. As always beautiful job.

WoW WoW WoW!!!!! What a mansion!!!! Thank you for taking us along on this exciting adventure of such a beautiful place. Most of all thank you for documenting the history of this beauty. It saddens me to see such glorious old history go by the wayside of time, but with your dedicated work, it will live on. The fact that it had gas lights and was one of the first places to have a sprinkler system installed when it was built just blows my mind. The fireplaces were magnificent and the shutters and pocket doors, awesome and so ahead of their time. I'll say it again just WoW WoW WoW!!!

Very sad place indeed. This is the type of place where greedy wealthy men would dump their wives after planning to start a new life and not divorce. Later children were imprisoned from first wife after she expired. Sadly, the world is wicked this way. Peace freedom to all the empty souls left may they move on now. By the way that is lead based paint be careful when it's think peels that way you know. Please don't wear any clothes in home or around children. Thanks for sharing.

What a shame such a beauty is falling into disrepair. Why do people think they should vandalize places? So sad the cats were trapped and died. :(

I love the outside stone work. I saw what looked like a drive in area for an ambulance in the back. Love the inside brick walls and floor. Basement was cool. You pass up much of the architectural foundation of the property. It speaks of the age, and how homes and structures were built with great integrity. Not cheap like today’s standards. Fireplace was just amazing.

This is the first time I have watched videos on abandoned mansions and I was just getting ready to exit out, because I had been watching them for 2 hours, when I heard you say you were in Maryland and since I live in Maryland, it definitely caught my attention. I can't tell you how surprised I was when you mentioned Gundry's mansion. I grew up just 3 block from the road that Gundry's is on. I remember it well and was so excited to see the "documentary" that you were doing. It was wonderful to see the inside even though it is in such disrepair. I can now imagine how beautiful it was especially with the staircase and the magnificent stained glass at the top along with the many beautiful fireplaces. Thank you so much for doing this video. Just a note: my husband's great aunt and uncle lived on the property that joined the Gundry property. Their house faced the main road that led into the city, which is also the road I lived on. Again, thank you

Thank you for sharing these awesome places with us. I would've loved to explore myself, but am disabled. It's great to go through these places with you on your videos. Something I would never be able to experience if not for you. I appreciate you keeping a level of respect for these otherwise forgotten places.

This is just wild ! I had to watch it twice to try to take it all in ! The craftsmanship is simply amazing. And that massive staircase, too much to mention. I loved it. Any chance you could start a petition to reinstate it to it's former glory? Sad and exciting all at the same time. Sorry for the two kitties. 😒 well , thanks again from Beautiful BC, Canada 🇨🇦

That woodwork and stairs are incredible. Those are custom made you never see anything like that anymore

Beautiful mansion even with some decay - it should be preserved not left to rot ! I was impressed with the wood railings and the old gaslights . Thank you for sharing this awesome video 👍💕

A beautiful home and a great find. It never ceases to amaze me that "whoever" allows these places to rot. Loved it all....except for the kitties...poor things. Thanks JP.

I absolutely love the architecture of this place. Truly amazing!

The picture before it's decay was beautiful. It's just sickening awful the way it looks now, but that won't stop me from watching👍👍🤗thanks for sharing JP!!

Spectacular! I got goose bumps at the end with the music and drone footage. Your videos are spot on. Thank you for the journey and respect.

Oh. My gosh!!!!! This is just breath taking. The details and the condition of this beauty is amazing!!! I loveee how attentive you are as well. It was a pleasure watching this!! Amazing work 💝

U did an excellent job of documenting this place. Hard to imagine just what it could have looked like as a residence. I wonder if some of the interior walls were added later. It must have been huge. Nice job JP!

I love it. Everytime I see older homes no matter what I always see the beauty and want to make it great again. I'm a sucker for older homes

Really love the close ups of the wood work and the marble fireplaces. Drone footage was cool too! Thanks to you and the rest of the explorers!

It's to bad this place wasn't keptup and made into apartments. Sad to see this beauty go.

I bet in its day the house and grounds were absolutely stunning!!! Thank you for the tour, very interesting!!

Absolutely the nicest place you've explored yet. The woodwork, fireplaces, etc., were amazing. Thanks for sharing!

Wow. This one by far is my favorite. So much work went into this house and why was it left to rot? So glad it wasn’t graffitied. Love those built-in shutters. Thanks for going in and documenting Jay and co.

Holy giant pocketdoors!!!😮 Great attention to the detail in the trim, molding, and such!

This was a beautiful mansion created with quality materials. I hope, if it must be demolished, that it will be re claimed by people who know the value of it's parts. Thanks, Rik Spector

I have watched a lot of abandoned videos and this has got to be the BEST one I have seen. Such good quality filming and the detail he likes is the same detail I like so no skipping forward for me. LOVED every minute of this video! GREATNESS!

What a beautiful place, and the stone and woodwork is fantastic!! It's such a shame that our Architectural History is fast eroding before an onslaught of sawdust and chipboard buildings.. I have a great respect for you all.. You look, video, comment and document in a very respectful and professional manner.. It's to bad so many people vandalize and destroy buildings like this one and leave a mess for future explorers.. Thanks, JP for a wonderful video!!

thank you for this glorious explore. The subtitles of explanations makes it so much interesting and informative. The way you film and explain, I almost feel like I am there. I agree so grand and beautiful! wish there was pictures before it went into disrepair. Look forward to your next explore :)

Amazing drone footage, especially paired with the music. I loved seeing this glorious house!

Such a beautiful staircase, stainglass windows, fireplaces, just too much to mention. Incredible!

Your walkthrough and video were perfect. you treat the viewer as though we were there with you. Thank you so much. Can't wait to see more!

Wow how beautiful outside photo. Would love to have seen photos of when was first built !

Love your videos! This is one of the best I've seen! I love that you give history about the property if you're aware of it.

Anyone notice the green lights on the roof point? That's cool. Loved the colorful decor and stained glass.

The stain glass, fold out shutters and the the weather vane . Topping this beautiful mansion. Loved it. Thank you , great tour.

What a great find well have to watch this more than once to catch it all . Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful Victorian colored, decorative stain glass windows were popular from 1840-1870 and by the 1890's clear etched or clear stained glass windows became the vogue. I would date these stain glass windows around 1860 and quite unique and decorative.

that is totally badass. i do the same thing, explore abandon places. i love what you have done here man, preservation of the past. there may not be actual ghosts in there, but the ghosts of the past call out to us who feel and beckon us to help keep their memories alive. thank you so much brother.

Cool video. Amazing location. It would be really nice to see that place restored, and being a proud owner of a cat it was really hard to see those poor cats stray or not lying on the floor. Maybe one day someone can get the means to restore that property before its to late and clean that place up.

nice video..it's a real wonder why people let things go so long, I guess maybe there was nobody left in the family that wanted to do anything with this beautiful place.

Thank you! It’s just a shame what people do, vandalizing these places✌️

I love the memorial you made for the cat with the flowers. Y'all did such a great job with this video. You can tell so much about the age of a place by two things (1) number of fireplaces and (2) lack of closets. This house at one time would've had a chifferobe in every room and would've been heated only by those fireplaces. It was a beloved home in it's beginning. I hope that it can still be restored. Thanks guys and gal.

I am in AWE! SPEECHLESS! This property is absolutely amazing! I love it all, and especially the gas wall sconce for lighting! I listen to Old Time Radio programs, and I can picture folks listening back then.

These built-in shutters amazing I always wanted interior shutters when I owned a home

This place was amazing, can't wait to see your video on it!! I have two sets of video clips from there, I'll probably split my half-hour phone clip into two clips, and still not sure what I'm going to do with my camera footage yet. This is definitely going to be a good one, we spent a lot of time in there filming!!

Beautiful stained glass, fireplaces and so much more. So glad you filmed it. Thank you.

It’s a Dutch door! My sister and I had one in our bedroom when we were kids 50 years ago. Brings back memories!