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Orphanages in the United States by state or territory (9 C) Pages in category "Orphanages in the United States" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.
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In 1867, Ulysses S. Grant was photographed with orphans at the entrance, [3] and an 1870 Pennsylvania bill was used to fund the facility. [4] The beginning history of the homestead was prosperous, but after the initial head mistress was replaced by Rosa J. Carmichael, the history of the orphanage took a turn for the worse.
Vigo County Home for Dependent Children, also known as the Glenn Home, is a historic orphanage located in Lost Creek Township, Vigo County, Indiana.The main building was built in 1903, and is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement.
The Orphan Train Heritage Society of America, Inc. founded in 1986 in Springdale, Arkansas preserves the history of the orphan train era. [20] The National Orphan Train Complex in Concordia, KS is a museum and research center dedicated to the Orphan Train Movement, the various institutions that participated, and the children and agents who rode ...
The Lincoln Colored Old Folks and Orphans Home was founded by Eva Carroll Monroe in 1898. [3] Monroe had moved to Springfield from Kewanee, Illinois two years earlier and managed to save $125 in that time and place a down payment on the property. Despite her fellow townspeople thinking her foolish to do so, Monroe wished to open a home to care ...
Riverdale Children's Association, 120th anniversary, 1836-1956. Founded in 1836 as the Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans by N.Y. Riverdale Children's Association (New York). From Cherry Street to Green Pastures: A History of the Colored Orphan Asylum at Riverdale-on-Hudson, 1836-1936 (New York: Riverdale Children's Association, 1936)
The building at 733 Euclid Street N.W. was constructed around 1879 in the Second Empire style. [3] It was built as part of the Todd & Brown's Subdivision in the Pleasant Plains neighborhood of Northwest Washington D.C. [3] Originally a duplex, it was converted into one unit by the National Home after it purchased the house. [3]