The Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum for Boys was erected in 1856, at a cost of $25,000. Last year some necessary improvements were made at an expense of $5,000. The loss, ...

CATHOLIC ORPHAN ASYLUM BURNT LOSS OF LIFE. Share full article. Sept. 6, 1860. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from September 6, 1860, Page 4 Buy ...

The responsibility of taking care of those who couldn't take care of themselves in Victorian Brooklyn was taken on by both private and religious charities. One of the most pressing needs was the care ...

There was also a large city orphanage called the Orphan Asylum of the city of Brooklyn. It was founded in 1833, and was run by the Orphan Asylum Society of the city of Brooklyn, a group of wealthy ...

ST. VINCENT'S ORPHAN ASYLUM served as a Catholic home for boys ages 4-14 from 1852 until 1925. Bp. AMADEUS RAPPE founded the home, run by the SISTERS OF CHARITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE.St. Vincent's opened ...

The St. Patrick's Old Cathedral School on Prince between Mulberry and Mott streets was built in the Georgian-Federal style in 1826 as the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum, and became an individual ...

The former St. Francis Orphan Asylum in Orwigsburg is reopening as a retreat center for youth and a multipurpose facility for all ages. The Allentown Diocese conducted a $1.2-million renovation pro… ...