Lovering Colony State Hospital
William C. Lovering Colony State Hospital was a state mental hospital located in Taunton, Massachusetts. It acted as a female sub-hospital of Taunton State Hospital which was abandoned. It is named after former United States Congressman William C. Lovering.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Taunton State Hospital and Taunton Public Library.
Taunton State Hospital
Hospital
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Taunton State Hospital is a psychiatric hospital located on Hodges Avenue in Taunton, Massachusetts. Established in 1854, it was originally known as the State Lunatic Hospital at Taunton. Taunton State Hospital is situated 1½ miles east of Lovering Colony State Hospital.
Taunton Public Library
Library
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Taunton Public Library is the public library of Taunton, Massachusetts. It is located at 12 Pleasant Street, in an architecturally distinguished Beaux Arts building built in 1903 with funding support from Andrew Carnegie, to which a modern addition was made in 1979. Taunton Public Library is situated 1½ miles east of Lovering Colony State Hospital.
Old Colony History Museum
Museum
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The Old Colony History Museum is located at 66 Church Green in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Since 1926, the museum has occupied the historic former Bristol Academy school building. Old Colony History Museum is situated 2 miles east of Lovering Colony State Hospital.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oakland and Westville.
Oakland
Hamlet
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Taunton is a city in and the county seat of Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Taunton is situated on the Taunton River, which winds its way through the city on its way to Mount Hope Bay, 10 miles to the south.
Westville
Hamlet
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Westville is one of five primary historic neighborhoods of the city of Taunton, Massachusetts. Although these neighborhoods are not census-designated areas, they are municipally designated populated regions of the city.
Taunton
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Taunton is a city in Massachusetts with a population of 59,000. It is nicknamed the "Silver City" for its tradition as a center of silversmithing, and the "Christmas City" for its festive Christmas displays on Taunton Green.
Lovering Colony State Hospital
- Type: Hospital
- Description: hospital in Massachusetts, United States
- Categories: former hospital, psychiatric hospital, and health care
- Location: City of Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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- Dutch: “Lovering Colony State Hospital”
- French: “Lovering Colony State Hospital”
- German: “Lovering Colony State Hospital”
- Italian: “Lovering Colony State Hospital”
- Spanish: “Lovering Colony State Hospital”
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