Chestnut Lodge

"It's extraordinarily creepy, especially at night. The deceptive quaintness, hundreds of tall trees without any underbrush, the seriously pot-holed driveway, the dreariness. Honestly, it looks straight out of Silence of the Lambs. You can almost hear the muffled screams of restrained psychotics, the dull thuds of autistic headbutting, the weird gurgling, humming and shrieks of the severely disabled, and the almost palpitable swirling madness. If St. Elizabeth's nuthouse gave you chills, then Chestnut Lodge is what comes next."

[ Chestnut Lodge asylum, Rockville, Maryland ]

Ooooo creepy. There's even more on that page, but they seem to be trying to creep it up. Googling Chestnut Lodge turns up more creepy stories, but ultimately it's just about a sanitarium where creepy and insane things happened. Why do I care? I live about 1 block away, oh and they are going to do this to it:

Oh, now it's fancy schmancy.

The Chestnut Lodge site is located in the center of historic Rockville along West Montgomery Avenue. The main lodge was originally built in the late 19th century and maintained as the summer resort destination, Woodlawn Hotel. Great care will be taken to return the lodge to a more original appearance of circa 1886-1889 while providing necessary improvements and alterations for residential use. The lodge itself will house 7 luxury condominiums, 4 2 story units and 3 single level units with underground parking. The treed front lawn along West Montgomery avenue will be preserved.

[ Chase Communities ]

Odd, no mention of the crazies there, but still it looks like it is going to be very nice. Though what does this remind me of? Oh yeah.