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| architect(s) = Boyden & Ball | | architect(s) = Boyden & Ball | ||
| location = Taunton, MA | | location = Taunton, MA | ||
β | | architecture_style = | + | | architecture_style = Neo-classical |
| peak_patient_population = | | peak_patient_population = | ||
| alternate_names =<br> | | alternate_names =<br> | ||
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In 1999 the large dome crowning the admin collapsed into the building. And on March 19, 2006 a huge fire gutted what was left of the administration. The burned out administration section remained until in 2009 Massachusetts demolished what remained of the kirkbride. | In 1999 the large dome crowning the admin collapsed into the building. And on March 19, 2006 a huge fire gutted what was left of the administration. The burned out administration section remained until in 2009 Massachusetts demolished what remained of the kirkbride. | ||
β | In 2012 Massachusetts announced that Taunton State Hospital would be closing. | + | In 2012 Massachusetts announced that Taunton State Hospital would be closing. This announcement has resulted in much protest from the local and metal health community, and has so far been halted. |
== Images of Taunton State Hospital == | == Images of Taunton State Hospital == |