Muscatatuck State Developmental Center

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Opened 1920
Closed 2005
Current Status Closed
Building Style Cottage Plan
Location Butlerville, IN
Alternate Names Indiana Farm Colony for Feeble Minded

Muscatatuck State School

Muscatatuck State Hospital and Training Center



History

Indiana Farm Colony for Feeble Minded, also known as Muscatatuck Colony, was opened in Butlerville, Jennings County, in 1920. It was originally a work farm and residential facility, which housed developmentally disabled men over the age of sixteen. In 1925, the Colony's administrative authority was transferred to the School for Feeble minded Youth at Fort Wayne. For this reason the mortality lists for the Colony were included in the Annual Reports of the Fort Wayne State School to the Governor. The Colony became the Muscatatuck State School in 1941 and began to accept women as residents. A decision was made to close the Muscatatuck State Developmental Center by the beginning of 2005 and have its grounds used for Homeland Security training.