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Templeton Developmental Center
Historical hospital in Massachusetts
Historical hospital in Massachusetts
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| name | Templeton Developmental Center |
| org_group | Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| region | Templeton |
| state | Massachusetts |
| country | US |
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| former_names | Templeton Farm Colony |
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| opened | 1899 |
| closed | 2015 |
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| name | Templeton Farm Colony |
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| image | TempletonMA TempletonColony WaiteHouse.jpg |
| caption | Waite House, one of the facility's historic structures |
| location | Templeton, Massachusetts |
| locmapin | Massachusetts#USA |
| area | 2600 acre |
| built | 1899 |
| architect | William G. Preston |
| architecture | Federal, Bungalow/Craftsman |
| added | January 21, 1994 |
| mpsub | Massachusetts State Hospitals And State Schools MPS |
| refnum | 93001485 |
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The Templeton Developmental Center was a state-run facility for mentally disabled people located in Templeton, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Founded as the Templeton Farm Colony in 1899 through the efforts of Walter E. Fernald, superintendent of what is now called the Fernald School in Waltham, Massachusetts, it was considered an innovative and progressive facility for managing the state's developmentally disabled population at the time. The large facility was closed in 2015, with some intermediate care facilities remaining open on the campus. The property and some of the buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
History
The Templeton Farm Colony was established in 1899, when the state purchased 1600 acre of farmland west of the village of Baldwinville in rural Templeton. The original 18th and 19th-century farmsteads of this large parcel were adapted by the state into four distinct "colonies", which operated independently of each other under the management of a single administrator. Additions were made to existing farm structures, and new dormitory and service facilities were constructed over a period extending mainly through the 1920s. The original parcel was enlarged by the purchase of another 1000 acre in the 1910s and 1920s. The patient population of the colony was engaged in farming, as well as construction and maintenance of the facilities. It received national and international recognition for its innovative approach to providing a productive working environment for developmentally disabled boys and men.
The state began to phase out farming activity at the colony in the 1970s.
References
References
- {{NRISref. 2008a
- Kassel, David. (4 May 2012). "DPPC faults care plan in group home resident's death".
- "NRHP nomination for Templeton Developmental Center". National Archive.
- "Facilities report 2018, Department of Developmental Services". Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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