Historical Society of Baltimore County
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The front section of the Almshouse, in the foreground, was destroyed in a fire in 1919 and was rebuilt with only two stories.
This file appears in: Baltimore County Almshouse
Baltimore County Almshouse
The Baltimore County Almshouse officially opened in 1874 as a public home for the county's indigent, elderly, and infirm residents. The Almshouse and its predecessors were the ancestors of today’s nursing homes, mental health hospitals, homeless…