Roughly a mile from Pine Haven sits another disused institution… Hawthorne College.
My father-in-law owned this property in the years around 1960 and ran the Monadnock Research Institute (MRI) in the barns of this old farm. Joan and her family lived on the grounds.
In the early 60’s, the MRI closed and the property was sold to the folks who founded the now defunct Nathaniel Hawthorne College.
Since the College’s closing in 1988, the campus has been owned by at least two groups that intended to open private secondary schools. Neither group has brought their plans to fruition and the campus facilities remain unused.
After I left Pine Haven yesterday, I spent a short time photographing (from the road) the North Branch Chapel and the barns.
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