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 |  Subject: 5x1 Ashmore Estates  Thu Sep 29, 2011 1:44 am | |
| Historical Information: Ashmore Estates is a three floor building that was built in 1916. It has housed people who were indigent and those who had mental disabilities. From 1916 to around 1956 the building was the Coles County Almshouse located on the 200-300 acre Coles County Poor Farm. As many as 200 people died on the site. From 1956 to 1976 it housed the "mentally impaired" as a mental institution. In 1976 Paul Swinford purchased the building and reworked it to be used as a ICFDD (Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled). The building remained in use until 1987 when it was closed due to lack of funding. 31 paranormal groups (as of 11/10) have visited here since July 2006. The consensus is that the building is very active. Many have experienced the mystique of Ashmore Estates for them selves.
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