Exploring The Medfield State Hospital Used As A Hollywood Movie Set For Shutter Island

Exploring The Medfield State Hospital Used As A Hollywood Movie Set For Shutter Island
Exploring The Medfield State Hospital Used As A Hollywood Movie Set For Shutter Island

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In Todays Exploration adventure we take you on a tour of The Medfield State Hospital

Medfield State Hospital, originally the Medfield Insane Asylum, is a historic former psychiatric hospital complex. The asylum was established in 1892 as the state’s first facility for dealing with chronic mental patients. The college-like campus was designed by William Pitt Wentworth and developed between 1896 and 1914. Medfield Insane Asylum was the first asylum built using the new “Cottage Plan” layout. It was renamed “Medfield State Hospital” in 1914.

At its height the complex included 58 buildings, on a property of some 1.4 sq mi and a capacity of 2,200 patients. It raised its own livestock and produce, and generated its own heat, light and power. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, the property was closed in April 2003 and the buildings shuttered. It has been used as a filming location for thriller/horror motion pictures such as The New Mutants, Shutter Island, and The Box.

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