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Medfield State Hospital
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic District
Location:	Medfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates:	42°12′48″N 71°20′10″W / 42.21333°N 71.33611°W / 42.21333; -71.33611Coordinates: 42°12′48″N 71°20′10″W / 42.21333°N 71.33611°W / 42.21333; -71.33611
Built/Founded:	1892
Architect:	Wentworth, William Pitt; Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge
Architectural style(s):	Greek Revival, Queen Anne, Beaux Arts
Governing body:	State
MPS:	Massachusetts State Hospitals And State Schools MPS
Added to NRHP:	January 21, 1994
NRHP Reference#:	93001481 [1]

Medfield State Hospital is a 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

External links

• online photos
• town of Medfield web site, including a re-development plan for the site

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