New Life Planned for Greater Binghamton Health Center’s Castle

Binghamton University is announcing that it will take over stewardship of the historic building on the grounds of the former Binghamton Psychiatric Center on the City's East Side, known as The Castle.

The imposing Gothic Revival building completed in 1864 and was closed in 1993 due to safety concerns. The Greater Binghamton Heath Center has been providing basic maintenance and heat to the structure to prevent more serious deterioration.

The 85,000 square foot castle is designated a National Historic Landmark.

The office section of the building boasts opulent inlaid wood floors, marble and carved fireplaces and a grand staircase while treatment wings branch off from the main hallway.

There had been plans in 2008 for the facility to renovated and reused by the SUNY Upstate Medical University and $12 million has been sitting in a budget allocation line in Albany.  The economy crash derailed those plans.