Johnstone Hall, Mansfield Training School

• Prize
• Photographer
  John McGill, United States
• Studio
  John McGill Photography
• Website
  http://www.johnmcgillphotography.com

The Mansfield Training School, situated on more than 1,000 acres in
Mansfield, Connecticut, USA, encompassed 85 buildings. It was
operated by the Connecticut Department of Mental Retardation until
its closure, after legal challenges, in 1993. Four years later, the
former director and a once staunch advocate of the school
declared, "The Mansfield Training School is closed: the swamp has
finally been drained."

Retired commercial photographer living in Beirut, Lebanon, and Washington, D.C., USA.