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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Latitude

41.90427° or 41° 54′ 15″ north

Longitude

-71.12644° or 71° 7′ 35″ west

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

Open location code

87HCWV3F+PC

GeoNames ID

4942601

Wikidata ID

Q6692379

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From Dutch to Spanish—“Lovering Colony State Hospital” goes by many names.

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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