Sunset Haven, or Building 207 as it was known officially by SIUC, was the county poor farm during the early part of the last century. Located on university property, south of Chautauqua Road, Sunset Haven was off limits, though as this video indicates, people still managed to find their way into the building. Residents who died were buried in unmarked graves in a paupers field near the building and are thought to account for the voices, chains rattling (mentally disturbed residents were sometimes chained to the wall), cold sports and items mysteriously moving, among other phenomena.
It appears that the university razed Sunset Haven quietly, so to speak, last week, likely to prevent other investigators from exploring the building and injuring themselves.
It appears that the university razed Sunset Haven quietly, so to speak, last week, likely to prevent other investigators from exploring the building and injuring themselves.
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