Medfield State Hospital
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Medfield State Hospital is an historic mental hospital at 45 Hospital Road in Medfield, Massachusetts
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The hospital was built in 1892. At its height it included 58 buildings, on a property of some 3.6 km² (889.6 acre), 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.
Medfield, Massachusetts
Medfield is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,024 according to the 2010 Census. Medfield is an affluent community about 17 miles southwest of Boston....
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The hospital was built in 1892. At its height it included 58 buildings, on a property of some 3.6 km² (889.6 acre), 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
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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.