Danvers State Hospital - demolished due to recurring unexplainable fires in the west wing; its original staging has been repurposed into the building Avalon Bay at Danvers; admittance is no longer allowed; property is owned by Avalon Condominium Company
Grafton State Hospital - demolished, admittance not permitted; owned by the state; MPs patrol frequently; one must work at Job Corps in order to gain admittance
Medfield State Hospital - standing, allowed to walk grounds from dawn till dusk, no admittance in buildings
Metropolitan State Hospital - mostly demolished for condominiums; one building remains abandoned on the property and one was rehabilitated into condominiums
Worcester State Hospital - 95% demolished; Hooper Turret and Woodward Building (end of left wing) remain as of October 2014. The clock tower was demolished in 2012, to make way for a parking lot. A replica of the clocktower was later rebuilt (in the same spot) as a tribute to the old Worcester State Hospital. The new clock tower is visible from Route 9 West in downtown Shrewsbury, MA near the Shrewsbury/Worcester town line or from Clocktower Drive in Worcester MA.
Lyman School for Boys - disused; parts of the property now house businesses, medical office, a park, and a courthouse
State Reform School for Boys - disused; occupied by Westborough State Hospital in 1884, land owned by town of Westborough
Lancaster Industrial School for Girls - buildings used for various state agencies until 2024, property currently being auctioned off and transferred to the town of Lancaster
Massachusetts State Hospitals, hdl:2452/625416 . (Various documents).
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