Historical Society of 皇冠体育app County

ID: 1460 ~ Source: Historical Society of 皇冠体育app County ~ Date: 2008
This file appears in: 皇冠体育app County Almshouse
Historical Society of 皇冠体育app County

The front section of the Almshouse, in the foreground, was destroyed in a fire in 1919 and was rebuilt with only two stories.

This file appears in: 皇冠体育app County Almshouse

By Kathleen Barry
The 皇冠体育app County Almshouse officially opened in 1874 as a public home for the county's indigent, elderly, and infirm residents. The Almshouse and its predecessors were the ancestors of today鈥檚 nursing homes, mental health hospitals, homeless鈥�