Taunton State Hospital

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The Taunton State Hospital (officially known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Taunton) is a psychiatric hospital built in 1851 within Taunton, Massachusetts. Although most of the buildings have been vacant since 1975, the site continues to accommodate mentally ill patients, as well as juvenile offenders, and branch offices of various state agencies. The architecture of most of the buildings on the grounds of the facility are of a unique and rare neo-classical style designed by the architect Elbridge Boyden. Unfortunately, most of the abandoned buildings on the grounds of the hospital are left neglected. On March 19, 2006; fire ravaged through a portion of the original main building destroying some of its historical essence.