Van Buren County Poorhouse
N 42° 12.986 W 086° 06.508
16T E 573583 N 4674191
Located on Southside of Red Arrow Highway - Marker is inside the porch area.
Waymark Code: WMNV6G
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/05/2015
Views: 8
This two and a half story brick building was constructed in 1884 as the county poorhouse and infirmary. Here lived the indigent and mentally retarded from Van Buren County. Able-bodied residents worked on the grounds and on the adjacent farm where they produced much of the food for the poorhouse. Operating from 1951 to 1958 as the county social welfare office, the building's altered function reflected society's changing methods of aiding the poor. The County Historical Museum now occupies the structure.
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