Paul A. Dever State School

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Paul A Dever State School
Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation
Paul A. Dever State School
Geography
Location Taunton, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates 41°56′38.26″N71°7′17.40″W / 41.9439611°N 71.1215000°W / 41.9439611; -71.1215000
Services
Beds1,400
History
Opened1952
Closed2002

The Paul A. Dever State School, also known as the Myles Standish School for the Mentally Retarded is a former state school located in Taunton, Massachusetts, at the former site of Camp Myles Standish. It was turned into a school for the mentally disabled in 1959. At this time, the name was changed to the Paul A. Dever State School, after the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1949–1953, Paul A. Dever.

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History

The campus is about 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) and originally consists of 15 L-Shaped dormitory buildings connected by about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of tunnels along with recreational sites. Additionally, a centrally located kitchen was also built with other structures. Much of the facility closed in 1991 due to lawsuits over funding, with the entire facility closing in 2002. [1] About 45 buildings were still standing as of end-2012, but the city started tearing down much of the premises and there are only about 10 buildings left in mid-2015, most of which are in heavily deteriorated state. The building is often used for police training, which is the cause of paintball splatters inside.

Recent Activity

September 2012- Another fire had broken out.

One of the L-shaped buildings of Paul A Dever state school at night in 2014. PaulDeverStateSchoolWikiPedia.jpg
One of the L-shaped buildings of Paul A Dever state school at night in 2014.

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  1. "Dever State School". May 15, 2005.
  2. "Paul Dever School". Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.