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.^[1] It is named after former United States Congressman William C. Lovering.^[2][3][4]

William C. Lovering Colony State Hospital
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
Geography
Location	45 Davis St, Tauton, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	41°54′16.29″N 71°7′36.93″W
Organization
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Specialist
Services
Beds	100
Speciality	Female Psychiatric hospital
History
Former name(s)	William Croade Lovering Colony of Taunton State Hospital, Lovering Colony of Taunton State Hospital, William C Lovering Colony for Women
Construction started	1912
Opened	1914
Closed	1974
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Massachusetts

See also

• List of defunct Massachusetts State Mental Facilities

References

1. "The Abandoned Taunton State Hospital (Taunton, MA)". Abandoned America. 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
2. "Lovering Colony State Hospital". Asylum Projects. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
3. Public Document No. 22", SIXTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT, TAUNTON STATE HOSPITAL, YEAR ENDING NOVEMBER 30, 1914. 1914.
4. "Tauton State Hospital" (PDF). 1886.

External links

• Map which shows the existence of the site Archived 2012-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
• Map from Mapcarta