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Montevue's farm and the medical facilities were de-emphasized in the latter half of the twentieth century. During the early 1960s, Frederick County changed the roles of many of the outbuildings and began constructing non-almshouse-related buildings on the property. For example, the old Bake House/Meat House was rehabilitated into the County's animal testing laboratory. By 1984, the almshouse had stopped consuming food from the farm, though local fanners continued to rent the land. During the 1980s, the Frederick County Commissioners estimated that the cost of a new building would be less than maintenance of the old almshouse. The commissioners voted to construct a new home north of the old institution on former almshouse farmland. In 1987, the Montevue Hospital building (1870) was demolished and the residents moved to the new Montevue Home. Since that time, the County has continued to build a number of new government-related buildings on the former Montevue property. | Montevue's farm and the medical facilities were de-emphasized in the latter half of the twentieth century. During the early 1960s, Frederick County changed the roles of many of the outbuildings and began constructing non-almshouse-related buildings on the property. For example, the old Bake House/Meat House was rehabilitated into the County's animal testing laboratory. By 1984, the almshouse had stopped consuming food from the farm, though local fanners continued to rent the land. During the 1980s, the Frederick County Commissioners estimated that the cost of a new building would be less than maintenance of the old almshouse. The commissioners voted to construct a new home north of the old institution on former almshouse farmland. In 1987, the Montevue Hospital building (1870) was demolished and the residents moved to the new Montevue Home. Since that time, the County has continued to build a number of new government-related buildings on the former Montevue property. | ||
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