Lambertville High School: Abandoned & Demolished in 2012
Built in 1854 in Lambertville, New Jersey, was the former home of students of the Lambertville school district. A fire destroyed much of the school in 1926, but it was remodeled and rebuilt in 1927 and used until June 1959, at which time the last senior class graduated. It sat like a museum from then on, on top of the hill overlooking Lambertville and the Delaware River.
The school was closed after the 1959 class graduated as it was too small and outdated for the growing area. Many small-town high schools were closed in the 1950s across New Jersey, as the state consolidated the school districts and replaced obsolete schools like Lambertville High with modern, suburban facilities that could serve larger regional areas. South Hunterdon Regional High School replaced Lambertville High and opened for classes in September 1959.
The old "school on the hill" was then used as a place to sell electronics for many years, until it eventually sat empty and abandoned (though structurally intact) for over 30 years, until vandals set a fire in 1992 which destroyed most of the building's interior and essentially gutted most of the structure, including the roof. Behind the school, about 50 feet through some tall weeds and brush, sits the old football field, still marked clearly by the rusty old goal posts. This is where the weirdness begins...
The Story Of Buckeye
At the High School's football game both teams went scoreless the first quarter, but by the time the half rolled around, the score was 21-21. You could almost smell the tension in the air. The Eagles (L-ville) and the Buckeyes (New Hope) both did their absolute best with the half-time show, hoping to get the crowd up and the players into the game. The third quarter now began. New Hope had the ball and was running for the touchdown when the wide receiver from New Hope was tackled. To everyone’s surprise, he didn’t get up. The coaches rushed the field but by the time they got there, the boy was dead, his neck broken, and his head almost turned completely around. The game was forfeited.
Challenging Billy, NOT Buckeye, to an Unfriendly Game of Ball
This may or may not get you very hurt! LOL Didn't hear or see anything while I was in the school. It was just exciting and fun to walk around.
Sadly the school was
DEMOLISHED in the
fall of 2012!
This is what you see when you first walk up the stairs to get to the school
Lambertville High School
Erected: AD 1854
Remodeled: AD 1926
(Can't read it with all the graffiti)
Boarded up to try and keep people out
LOVE this picture. I am not sure why, but it looks so creepy and cool at the same time!
Vines
The stairs to get up to the school
Machine Room
Looks like an old kilm
An old classroom
Take a look inside
Lower level of the school
This room was pitch black didn't walk in just snapped a picture and kept walking around
Only ventured in the one side of the building. Could not get over to the other side.
Roof access
Huge room, maybe a café or general room
Pitch black in the basement, didn't go any further than this
Stuff all over!
Electrical box of some sort
