Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center
The Walter E. Fernald State School, later the Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center, was the Western Hemisphere's oldest publicly funded institution serving people with developmental disabilities.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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- Type: Brownfield land
- Description: historic district in the United States
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include McLean Hospital and Bentley Arena.
McLean Hospital
Hospital
McLean Hospital is a psychiatric hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. McLean maintains the world's largest neuroscientific and psychiatric research program in a private hospital. McLean Hospital is situated 1 mile east of Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center.
Bentley Arena
Ice rink
The Bentley Arena is an ice hockey arena on the campus of Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. It is home to the Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey program, replacing the previous facility, the John A. Ryan Arena. Bentley Arena is situated 3,900 feet southwest of Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center.
Lyman Estate
Historic house
Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lyman Estate, also known as The Vale, is a historic country house located in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is owned by the nonprofit Historic New England organization. Lyman Estate is situated 1 mile southwest of Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bemis and Belmont.
Bemis
Neighborhood
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bemis is a neighborhood located in the southwest corner of Watertown, Massachusetts, United States. It is bounded by Main Street to the north, the Charles River to the south, and the City of Waltham to the west.
Belmont
Town
Belmont is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. It is a western suburb of Boston and is part of the Greater Boston metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, its population was 27,295, an increase of 10.4% from 2010. Belmont is situated 1½ miles east of Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center.
Waltham
Waltham is a city in the American state of Massachusetts. It is 10 miles west of central Boston on the Charles River, and 3 miles from the city limits to the east.
Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center
- Categories: historic district, campus, and industry
- Location: City of Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.39172° or 42° 23′ 30″ northLongitude
-71.20969° or 71° 12′ 35″ westElevation
184 feet (56 metres)Open location code
87JC9QRR+M4OpenStreetMap ID
way 497978456OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=brownfieldWikidata ID
Q1406471
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to German—“Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “弗纳尔德州立学校”
- German: “Fernald School”
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