Taunton State Hospital Map

Taunton State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located on Hodges Avenue in Taunton, Massachusetts. Established in 1854, it was originally known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Taunton. It was the second state asylum in Massachusetts. Most of the original part of the facility was built in a unique and rare neo-classical style designed by architects Boyden & Ball. It is also a Kirkbride Plan hospital and is located on a large 154-acre (62 ha) farm along the Mill River.^[1]

Taunton State Hospital
1987 photo of the Administration Building (since demolished)
Geography
Location	Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
Organization
Type	Specialist
Services
Speciality	Psychiatric hospital
History
Former name(s)	State Lunatic Hospital at Taunton
Opened	1854
Closed	1975
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Massachusetts
NRHP Taunton State Hospital U.S. National Register of Historic Places Location Taunton, Massachusetts Coordinates 41°54′42.79″N 71°6′2.02″W / 41.9118861°N 71.1005611°W / 41.9118861; -71.1005611 Built 1854 Architect Boyden & Ball Architectural style Neo-classical NRHP reference No. 93001484 Added to NRHP February 21, 1994

The complex was expanded at various times to include over forty buildings and structures. The main part of the hospital (known as "the Kirkbride Building") closed in 1975, and the buildings fell into disrepair. In 1994, the property was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district.^[2] In 1999, the main dome of the administration building collapsed. In 2006, a large part of the historic complex was destroyed by fire. In 2009, the remaining parts were demolished. However, many of the newer buildings on the campus remain.