Politics & Government

Fairfield Hills Building To Be Razed: Report

This is the 16th building of the former state psychiatric hospital to be torn down.

NEWTOWN, CT — Woodbury Hall, a former nursing residence of the Fairfield Hills Hospital, is due to be demolished, reports the News Times. The Fairfield Hills authority approved the teardown last week.

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As part of a long-term plan to turn the Fairfield Hills campus into a civic and cultural part of town, this is the 16th building that will be razed.

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The town still plans to use some of the former hospital buildings, but some of the larger buildings are too expensive to be renovated.

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