[MassHistPres] Poor Farms and Historic Buildings

[Sullivan, Charles M.]

Cambridge's 1850 almshouse still stands on Matignon Avenue near the Arlington line. Designed by Gridley Bryant and Rev. Louis Dwight, it is a clone of Boston's Charles Street jail. The city sold the adjacent poor farm for development in 1926; the almshouse and its outbuildings went to the archdiocese of Boston. The almshouse became an orphanage and then an elementary school; now it is owned by the International School of Boston. Matignon High School occupies the almshouse quarry. A few of the outbuildings are still intact.

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Charles M. Sullivan, Executive Director
Cambridge Historical Commission
831 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Mass.  02139
617 349-4684 voice, 349-3116 fax

From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Dcolebslade at aol.com
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 9:07 PM
To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
Subject: [MassHistPres] Poor Farms and Historic Buildings

Westport has its Poor Farm historic buildings and land still intact and owned by the Town.  It is now leased by the Trustees of Reservation.

Are there other Poor Farms in the state with historic buildings and/or land still intact?

Thank you.

Betty Slade
Westport

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