Ste Clotilde De Horton Asylum, Quebec

The Ste Clotilde De Horton Asylum, in the province of Quebec (Canada), is formerly known as the Notre-Dame de la Chesnaie house.
Built in 1939, the former asylum was owned by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart who were settling near Ste Clotilde de Horton.
The building became the Monastery of the Fathers of Sacred Heart.

In 1953, the place was sold to the Brothers of Christian Instruction. They opened the novitiate of the Brothers of the Christian Instruction. Sculpted in the wall of the main hall entrance, you can read the owners motto: “Ad Sinite parvulos venire Me” which means “Let come the children to me”.

Ste Clotilde Asylum abandoned building entrance, Quebec
F7.1, 1/1600 sec, 12 mm, ISO320, Canon EOS 7D

Ste Clotilde de Horton asylum, swamped corridor
F8, 1/100 sec, 20 mm, ISO1600, Canon EOS 7D

Abandoned asylum Quebec, room and furniture
F4.5, 1/320 sec, 11 mm, ISO3200, Canon EOS 7D

Abandoned building Quebec, Asylum corridor with peeling paint
F9, 1/10 sec, 10 mm, ISO3200, Canon EOS 7D

Ste Clotilde Asylum, abandoned room with dirty toys
F5.6, 1/250 sec, 17 mm, ISO3200, Canon EOS 7D

Burnt stairway in abandoned building in Quebec, Ste Clotilde Asylum
F8, 1/100 sec, 10 mm, ISO3200, Canon EOS 7D

Abandoned asylum, creepy bathroom
F5, 1/200 sec, 10 mm, ISO1600, Canon EOS 7D

Swamped floor in abandoned building, Quebec
F4, 1/320 sec, 10 mm, ISO1600, Canon EOS 7D

Incendiary building, stairs, Ste Clotilde Asylum
F4, 1/200 sec, 10 mm, ISO800, Canon EOS 7D

Water reflection in abandoned place
F5, 1/320 sec, 14 mm, ISO1600, Canon EOS 7D

Swamped corridor in abandoned building, Quebec
F5.6, 1/160 sec, 16 mm, ISO3200, Canon EOS 7D

Abandoned classroom, Ste Clotilde Asylum, Quebec
F5, 1/160 sec, 15 mm, ISO3200, Canon EOS 7D

Ste Clotilde de Horton Asylum, abandoned and destroyed toilets
F4, 1/1250 sec, 10 mm, ISO3200, Canon EOS 7D

Dilapidated stairs in abandoned building, Quebec
F13, 1/10 sec, 10 mm, ISO1600, Canon EOS 7D

Light coming from a door in a dark corridor, urban exploration
F4, 1/250 sec, 50 mm, ISO1600, Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Swamped corridor, abandoned asylum, Ste Clotilde de Horton
F1.8, 1/500 sec, 50 mm, ISO1600, Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Old armchairs in an abandoned building
F1.8, 1/250 sec, 50 mm, ISO400, Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Unfortunately, in 1959, on December 25th three young boys died in a fire, started after having played with a lighter in a closet.
The building was partially destroyed by the flames.
This now abandoned place possess a troubled past and a heavy history. Death , abuses, experiments and more are part of it.

The building passed into the hands of the provincial government of Quebec, in 1969. The place was converted in rehabilitation center for 90 patients with intellectual disabilities. Many websites are mentioning that weird experiments were practiced for several years by the doctors there: electroshocks, lobotomies and other physical abuses.

Rusty drawer, abandoned office, urban exploration
F1.8, 1/500 sec, 50 mm, ISO800, Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Peeling wall in an abandoned building, Quebec
F1.8, 1/250 sec, 50 mm, ISO1600, Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Matress springs on rusty bed, Ste Clotilde de Horton Asylum
F1.8, 1/250 sec, 50 mm, ISO1600, Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Destroyed light switcher, Ste Clotilde de Horton Asylum
F1.8, 1/640 sec, 50 mm, ISO1600, Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Creepy toy in an abandoned place, urban exploration
F4, 1/500 sec, 50 mm, ISO1600, Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

In January 1988, 9 persons died in a massive fire. Some of them were smoking hidden under their sheets, before the fire started.
Following this terrible event, the building was sold to the 7th day Adventist Church. Wishing to convert it into camps (Val-Espoir), but the project was abandoned, and so became the The Ste Clotilde De Horton Asylum.

You can find over the internet, many websites qualifying the abandoned place as an haunted place: paranormal activity, hearing voices, seeing ghosts, unexplained phenomenoms (like a 3 years old little girl running in the woods at 4am etc.) Many videos and photos are available on internet, if you need more info regarding this.

Dilapidated kitchen in old asylum, Ste Clotilde, Quebec
F16, 2.5 sec, 10 mm, ISO1600, Canon EOS 7D

Urban photographer in action, Ste Clotilde de Horton Asylum, Quebec
F9, 1/10 sec, 10 mm, ISO3200, Canon EOS 7D

Old armchair in burnt room, Ste Clotilde de Horton Asylum
F8, 1/10 sec, 11 mm, ISO3200, Canon EOS 7D

Old heater in the basement of an abandoned building, Ste Clotilde de Horton Asylum
F7, 1/10 sec, 10 mm, ISO1600, Canon EOS 7D

Old armchairs, urbex in Quebec
F6.3, 1/80 sec, 10 mm, ISO1600, Canon EOS 7D

Corridor perspective in abandoned building, Ste Clotilde de Horton Asylum
F2.5, 1/130 sec, 50 mm, ISO1600, Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL

Basement corridor, Ste Clotilde de Horton Asylum, Quebec

Creepy shower in abandoned asylum, Ste Clotilde de Horton, Quebec

Abandoned locker room, Ste Clotilde de Horton Asylum

The Ste Clotilde De Horton Asylum in Quebec has been abandoned in 2002. Over the past decade, the dilapidated building has been visited many times by ghost hunters, thrillseekers, urban explorers, photographers and videographers, but also by vandals, leaving their marks on the abandoned building. Graffiti and vandalism are now part of the place.
That’s why the neighbor of the place (maybe the owner), will charge you 10 bucks to let you visit the spooky place at your own risk.
I guess that was the first time for me and my friend Jarold to pay for urban exploration. But after that, we have been able to explore the building freely.
By the way, we didn’t photograph or report any paranormal activity there.

I hope you like the photographs.

Take care and take photos!

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Urban exploration can be dangerous and illegal, so please be careful if you visit those abandoned places. We do not encourage you to explore them, but if you do, please respect those old places. You enter at your own risks!