West Building
Landmark 1890 facility for severely disabled children, foundational to the Fernald's history.
Buildings
Explore the surviving structures of Fernald through architecture, chronology, and campus context. Sort and search below to move quickly from landmark buildings to lesser-known corners of the site.
Belmont House
Former utility plant and laundry later converted to residential use, reflecting major functional shifts across the Fernald's operational history.
Farm
Expansive farm operation that fed the campus through resident labor, later ended as institutional practices changed.
Schoolhouse / Gym
Early school and gym building that anchored education, therapy, and worship before those functions shifted elsewhere.
Waverley Hall
First administration building and family residence, later reused for staff housing and records.
Activity Center
Original boys' dormitory later converted to activity programming as campus care models gradually shifted.
Storeroom
Former early power and laundry building later converted to warehouse and archival storage for institutional records.
Chipman Hall
Early girls' dormitory with influential cross plan and used as a model for subsequent residential buildings.
Boys' Home
Early male residence later replaced by Kelley Hall, marking a major mid-century campus transition.
Stephen Bowen Hall
Former quarantine infirmary later adapted for music therapy programs.
Sterilizer
Small 1896 sterilization building for epidemic control, later converted to electrical service infrastructure.
North Building
Large custodial ward building later emblematic of back-ward neglect, then renovated amid growing public scrutiny.
MacDougall Hall
Former female residential hall that later transitioned from institutional housing to public-housing use.
Manual Training
Industrial training facility where residents learned trades and produced goods used across the Fernald's and nearby state institutions.
Hillside Cottage
Queen Anne residence built for the superintendent and his successors.
North Nurses Home
Earliest nurses' residence later expanded and heavily remodeled before conversion to regional administrative offices.
East Nurses' Home
Queen Anne nurses' residence built for expanding staff, retaining notable interior features from the Fernald's early growth period.
West Nurses Home
Twin Queen Anne nurses' home that housed staff and preserves characteristic period detailing from the Fernald's early campus expansion.
East Dowling
Early Queen Anne dormitory that evolved from boys' housing into mixed institutional offices and support services.
Warren Hall
Prominent Queen Anne former Girls' Home named for Dr. L. Maude Warren, retaining strong exterior character.
Dolan Hall
Queen Anne hall built to relieve overcrowding, later renamed for longtime matron Mrs. Dolan.
South Nurses Home
Nurses' residence for the South campus, later remodeled and repurposed for county law-enforcement use.
Lavers Hall
Former men's infirmary later associated with back-ward conditions, then reused for state agency safety and inspection offices.
Howe Library
Staff recreation building later expanded with medical services and a nationally significant developmental-disability library.
Power Plant
Final central boiler plant distributing steam campuswide through tunnels, blending industrial function with Colonial Revival design.
Cottages 17 & 18
Craftsman staff-housing pair near utilities, notable for arched porches and coordinated two-story forms.
Cottages 19 & 20
Craftsman staff-housing pair near Chapel Road, later extensively renovated during the institution's final decades.
Cardinal Cottage
Pre-institution Greek Revival house long serving Fernald League volunteer headquarters.
Trapelo Cottage
Nineteenth-century house later adapted for administrative offices and day-care programming.
Baldwin Cottage
Italianate estate house repurposed for child development services.
Therapeutic Equipment Center
Former central laundry later repurposed for support operations, including linen staging and therapeutic equipment maintenance.
Maintenance
Central trades and repair hub housing workshops and vehicle service essential to daily campus operations.
Food Service (Old)
Large communal kitchen and dining facility that later baked for multiple state institutions before replacement.
Administration Building
Colonial Revival headquarters that directed Fernald administration for decades and remained central to institutional operations until closure.
Howe Hall
Main entertainment and worship venue featuring an auditorium floor and strong Colonial Revival character.
Wheatley Hall
Nursery building for youngest residents, designed for light and air, later converted to furniture repair shop.
Tarbell Hall
Distinct Tudor Revival former staff housing later adapted as public housing while retaining notable architectural finishes.
Seguin Hall
Women's infirmary-turned-dormitory named for Edouard Seguin, reflecting evolving care models in the mid-century campus.
Wallace Hall
PWA-built men's infirmary later reused as dormitory and transitional housing during deinstitutionalization-era changes.
Greenhouse
Agricultural greenhouse complex supporting farm production and resident horticultural programming within the Fernald's working campus economy.
Greenhouse Sales
Small entrance sales shop where residents sold plants and crafts, providing practical retail and money-handling experience.
MetFern Cemetery
Shared burial ground whose history underscores advocacy for dignified memorial practices for institutional residents.
Marquardt Nursing Center
Former Thom Hospital later renamed nursing center honoring chaplain advocacy for dignified end-of-life resident care.
Greene Unit
The Fernald's largest residential-care complex, designed for high-support populations.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents
Interfaith chapel established with Catholic support, later serving multiple traditions.
Farrell Hall
Major mid-century residential unit for children and highly dependent residents.
Training Activity Center
Day-program center for more independent residents.
Kelley Hall
Owl Hill X-plan complex combining housing, classrooms, and programs, built to replace the deteriorated Boys' Home.
Withington Rehabilitation Center
Evaluation and treatment facility for physically disabled residents, later reused by Tufts Dental program.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center
Major disability research center later integrated with UMass.
CERC
Research and rehabilitation facility focused on evaluation and community transition, later removed during post-closure campus demolition.
Cottages 3-13
Late-era duplex cottage cluster introducing smaller residential settings, aligning with deinstitutionalization trends.
Brookside
Late-era program building for cottage residents, representing modern service space rather than historic institutional architecture.
Woodside / Site 7
Connected modern program buildings for cottage residents and later tenants.
Parkman
Primary late-era food operations center that replaced older kitchens and remained active through the Fernald's final years.
Site 5
Modern single-story day-program building for cottage residents, later demolished during broad late-campus site clearance.
Malone Park
Final major campus residential addition providing independent-living units.
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