1922 - 1992
This was the
third state school in
the Commonwealth intended for "the feeble-minded.”
The 846-acre campus was built on a
dispersed
cottage plan in a Colonial Revival style. Five
farms were purchased for the school.
The state
schools were different from state hospitals as the
latter was for the mentally ill, while state schools were institutions
for the
mentally defective (the name is a misnomer, as they did not generally
involve
any form of education). Most articles
written about this school are negative,
describing the conditions as a deplorable hell-hole.
Like other state schools over crowding
was a major issue. State regulations mandated a maximum capacity
of 700, but by 1945 there were more than 1000 patients.
spa at the site of the former state school and are seeking $30 million in state grants
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