Definition of Almshouse. Meaning of Almshouse. Synonyms of Almshouse

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Definition of Almshouse

Almshouse
Almshouse Alms"house`, n. A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.

Meaning of Almshouse from wikipedia

- An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) is charitable housing provided to people in a particular community, especially during...
- County Almshouse, Carrollton, Illinois Carroll County Almshouse and Farm, Westminster, Maryland Almshouse (Cambridge, M****achusetts) Rockland Almshouse, Rockland...
- Philadelphia Almshouse (not to be confused with the Friends' Almshouse, established 1713). Philadelphia General Hospital closed in 1977. The Blockley Almshouse had...
- The Almshouse, also known as the City Home is a historic almshouse and hospital complex located in Richmond, Virginia. The Richmond Almshouse and hospital...
- almshouses. It includes historial almshouses (some of which are no longer in use as charitable housing) and new-build almshouses. Bedford Almshouses,...
- Skiddy's Almshouse is the oldest inhabited building in the city of Cork. It was built in 1718 and finished in 1719. It was the second almshouse built using...
- Wilbraham Almshouses or Wilbraham's Almshouses may refer to any of several almshouses founded by members of the Wilbraham family, including: Old Maids'...
- Almshouse Farm at Machipongo, now known as the Barrier Islands Center, is a historic almshouse for Northampton County residents. Residents, also known...
- Hudson Almshouse, also known as the Hudson Lunatic Asylum, Hudson Orphan and Relief ****ociation, and Hudson Area ****ociation Library, is a historic almshouse...
- Almshouses were established as charitable housing for the elderly in Maryland. Conditions were generally quite poor due to the lack of care and funding...