- Medfield State Hospital
-
Medfield State Hospital
Location: Medfield, Massachusetts Coordinates: 42°12′48″N 71°20′10″W / 42.21333°N 71.33611°WCoordinates: 42°12′48″N 71°20′10″W / 42.21333°N 71.33611°W Built: 1892 Architect: Wentworth, William Pitt; Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge Architectural style: Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Beaux Arts Governing body: State MPS: Massachusetts State Hospitals And State Schools MPS NRHP Reference#: 93001481
[1]Added to NRHP: January 21, 1994 Medfield State Hospital is an historic mental hospital at 45 Hospital Road in Medfield, Massachusetts.
The hospital was built in 1892. At its height it included 58 buildings, on a property of some 3.6 km2 (900 acres), and a capacity of 2,200 patients. It raised its own livestock and produce, and generated its own heat, light and power. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, the property was closed in April 2003 and was shuttered, and has recently been reopened legally to the public and is open every day from 6 am to 6 pm. It has been used as a filming location for major motion pictures such as Shutter Island and The Box.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
External links
U.S. National Register of Historic Places Topics Lists by states Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • WyomingLists by territories Lists by associated states Other 
Category:National Register of Historic Places • 
Portal:National Register of Historic PlacesThis article about a National Register of Historic Places listing in Norfolk County, Massachusetts is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
