Old Belchertown State School
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
former psychiatric hospital
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| gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces |
1994
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Belchertown_State_School_for_the_Feeble-Minded
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| gptkbp:architecturalStyle |
gptkb:Colonial_Revival
|
| gptkbp:area |
845 acres
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| gptkbp:closed |
1992
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:governingBody |
gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Massachusetts
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Old Belchertown State School
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Belchertown,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
history of patient abuse and neglect
subject of disability rights lawsuits |
| gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber |
94000150
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| gptkbp:opened |
1922
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| gptkbp:purpose |
institution for people with developmental disabilities
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| gptkbp:significantEvent |
class action lawsuit Ricci v. Okin
closure as part of deinstitutionalization movement |
| gptkbp:status |
abandoned
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Belchertown,_Massachusetts
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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