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August 5, 2013 The history of Farview State Hospital

In 1817 a group of Quakers founded America's first private mental hospital, Frankford Retreat, outside Philadelphia but Pennsylvania did not have any governmental provision for the treatment of the mentally ill. Farview was founded by an act of the state legislature on May 11, 1905 as the first and only institution in the state devoted exclusively to the care and treatment of the criminally insane.

July 31, 2013 New plans being drafted for State Hospital land

With new legislation in the works, town officials are hard work drafting a plan for the Medfield State Hospital. The legislation— the state would turn over to the town, land under its control for the water tower, well field, and access roads to those areas—has not passed yet, and it will still be a few years before the town begins the project. In the meantime, the Board of Selectmen and a new committee called the State Hospital Advisory Committee are brainstorming not only whether the town should purchase the land from the state, but also what to do with it.

July 15, 2013 Cottage on Worcester State Hospital campus faces demolition

It appears one historic building on the Worcester State Hospital campus will be torn down, while steps continue to rebuild a landmark at the Belmont Street complex. The bidding process for reconstruction of the Clock Tower on the site should begin soon, according to Deborah Packard, executive director of Preservation Worcester. Area preservationists and state officials already signed a memorandum of agreement saving the Worcester State Hospital Clock Tower, as well as two other historic structures.