Grafton State Hospital
Grafton State Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in Grafton, Massachusetts that operated from 1901 to 1973. Today, the site has been redeveloped with Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine as a major occupant, along with the Grafton Job Corps office and various other State agencies.
| Grafton State Hospital | |
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| Massachusetts Department of Mental Health | |
Former Administration Building | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Grafton, Massachusetts, United States |
| Organization | |
| Type | Mental hospital |
| Services | |
| History | |
| Opened | 1901 |
| Closed | 1973 |
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Grafton State Hospital | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Invalid designation | |
Location in Massachusetts | |
| Location | Westborough Rd. & Green St., Grafton, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°14′51.7″N 71°40′41.8″W |
| Built | 1900-1949 |
| Architect | Fuller & Delano, Desmond & Lord |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman |
| MPS | Worcester MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000691 |
| Added to NRHP | 1994 |
Because of its significance in the history of the treatment of the mentally ill and its layout and institutional architecture, the hospital area was accepted to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
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