Templeton Developmental Center

Templeton Farm Colony
Waite House, one of the facility's historic structures
Location Templeton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°35′59″N 72°7′8″W / 42.59972°N 72.11889°W / 42.59972; -72.11889Coordinates: 42°35′59″N 72°7′8″W / 42.59972°N 72.11889°W / 42.59972; -72.11889
Built 1899
Architect Preston, William G.
Architectural style Federal, Bungalow/Craftsman, Other
MPS Massachusetts State Hospitals And State Schools MPS
NRHP Reference #

93001485

[1]
Added to NRHP January 21, 1994

The Templeton Developmental Center is a state-run facility for the mentally handicapped located in Templeton, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.[2] Founded as the Templeton Farm Colony in 1899 through the efforts of Walter E. Fernald, superintendent of what is now called the Fernald School in Waltham, Massachusetts, the 1600-acre facility has been targeted for closure by recent state administrations.

The property and some of the buildings were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Kassel, David (4 May 2012). "DPPC faults care plan in group home resident’s death". Retrieved 27 June 2012.


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