The Seaview Hospital (sanatorium) on Staten Island, New York was opened in 1913 with the intention to treat people suffering from the Tuberculosis disease at the time. As Tuberculosis was on the rise, the state of New York funded the construction and opening of the hospital to keep specifically Tuberculosis patients isolated from general hospitals. The Tuberculosis sanatorium was built on a quiet, wooded piece of land called “Ocean View” which was a perfect location to build such a complex. And due to the size of the land, future expansion was an option. The buildings at the Seaview Hospital were built with tall ceilings, huge windows, and appealing architecture. The style in which the buildings were built pertained to the ideals that environment can cure Tuberculosis, this being space, sunlight, fresh air, and of course a healthy diet, and plenty of sleep, which was how the hospital would function. Seaview Hospital was also built right across the street from the New York City Farm Colony, a property of buildings used to house the poor, and teach them how to work in a community which Seaview merged with not long after it’s opening. By the 1930’s the hospital was becoming overcrowded, and an expansion would be necessary. In 1935 the children’s building on the property was built in a more offset area of the campus. It was built as a six floor building with similar attributes to the woman’s and mens’ pavilions… lots of natural sunlight, and fresh air. Seaview would continue to operate at a healthy rate until tuberculosis was slowly fazed out, leading to the closure of the hospital in 1961. After the hospital’s closure, it was used as an elderly care facility until 1973, when the hospital closed down for good, and was left abandoned. Years later, the four male pavilions were demolished to clear way for a modern hospice care facility to be built on the old Seaview property. As of now, there is a lot of life to the Seaview Hospital campus, with some of the original tuberculosis hospital buildings being reused, and new facilities being built for the rehabilitation center and care home. Despite this, the majority of the former Seaview Hospital buildings such as the four woman’s pavilions, the children building, the kitchen, and many more remain shuttered, and abandoned to this day. The remaining buildings were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. However, the buildings continue to rot, and collapse, irking the curiousity of many people looking to get a look inside the forgotten structures.