Medfield State Hospital
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Medfield State Hospital is a historic, now-closed psychiatric hospital in Medfield, Massachusetts, known for its extensive campus and frequent use as a filming location for movies and television.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Medfield State Hospital canonical | 2 |
| Medfield Insane Asylum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2517473 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Medfield State Hospital Context triple: [Shutter Island, filmingLocation, Medfield State Hospital]
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A.
Oregon State Hospital
Oregon State Hospital is a state-run psychiatric facility in Oregon that provides mental health treatment and forensic services to adults under the authority of the Oregon Health Authority.
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B.
Kings Park Psychiatric Center
Kings Park Psychiatric Center was a large state-run mental health institution in Kings Park, New York, historically notable for its massive campus, overcrowding, and eventual abandonment.
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C.
Elliot Hospital
Elliot Hospital is a major acute care medical center serving Manchester and the surrounding communities in southern New Hampshire.
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D.
McLean Hospital
McLean Hospital is a renowned psychiatric hospital and research institution in Massachusetts known for its pioneering work in mental health treatment and neuroscience.
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E.
Belford Hospital
Belford Hospital is a rural general hospital serving Fort William and the wider Lochaber area in the Scottish Highlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Medfield State Hospital Target entity description: Medfield State Hospital is a historic, now-closed psychiatric hospital in Medfield, Massachusetts, known for its extensive campus and frequent use as a filming location for movies and television.
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A.
Oregon State Hospital
Oregon State Hospital is a state-run psychiatric facility in Oregon that provides mental health treatment and forensic services to adults under the authority of the Oregon Health Authority.
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B.
Kings Park Psychiatric Center
Kings Park Psychiatric Center was a large state-run mental health institution in Kings Park, New York, historically notable for its massive campus, overcrowding, and eventual abandonment.
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C.
Elliot Hospital
Elliot Hospital is a major acute care medical center serving Manchester and the surrounding communities in southern New Hampshire.
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D.
McLean Hospital
McLean Hospital is a renowned psychiatric hospital and research institution in Massachusetts known for its pioneering work in mental health treatment and neuroscience.
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E.
Belford Hospital
Belford Hospital is a rural general hospital serving Fort William and the wider Lochaber area in the Scottish Highlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film location
ⓘ
former hospital ⓘ historic district ⓘ psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Kirkbride Plan ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
closed as a hospital
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partially open to the public for walking ⓘ |
| dateOfOfficialClosure | 2003 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Medfield Insane Asylum
ⓘ
linked to:
Medfield State Hospital
|
| hasCategory |
Defunct hospitals in Massachusetts
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Hospital buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts ⓘ Psychiatric hospitals in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Charles River frontage
ⓘ
cemetery for former patients ⓘ extensive campus ⓘ open fields and lawns ⓘ red-brick institutional buildings ⓘ wooded areas ⓘ |
| hasUse |
filming location
ⓘ
psychiatric treatment facility ⓘ public recreation area ⓘ |
| hasView | Charles River ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places listing
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linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| inception | 1892 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Medfield, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts
Norfolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frequent use as a movie set
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historic institutional architecture ⓘ large intact state hospital campus ⓘ |
| numberOfBuildings | over 50 ⓘ |
| opened | 1896 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Massachusetts Department of Mental Health ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Town of Medfield
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linked to:
Medfield, Massachusetts
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| partOf |
Massachusetts state hospital system
ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
|
| publicAccessPolicy | daytime pedestrian access allowed ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | slate ⓘ |
| significantEvent | deinstitutionalization of psychiatric patients in late 20th century ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Medfield, MA 02052 ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | hilltop setting ⓘ |
| usedAsFilmingLocationFor |
Knives Out
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Shutter Island ⓘ The Box ⓘ The New Mutants ⓘ
linked to:
New Mutants
various television productions ⓘ |
| zoningStatus | redevelopment planning area ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Medfield State Hospital Description of subject: Medfield State Hospital is a historic, now-closed psychiatric hospital in Medfield, Massachusetts, known for its extensive campus and frequent use as a filming location for movies and television.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Medfield State Hospital