Fayette County Poor Asylum
| Fayette County Poor Asylum | |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1857 |
| Current Status | Demolished |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Architect(s) | Edwin May |
| Location | Connersville, IN |
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History[edit]
August Reifel's 1915 history of Franklin County, explores the uneasy custom of "farming out the poor.":
In 1834, the legislature modified the law when "an act to authorize an Asylum for the poor of the counties of Franklin, Fayette and Union" was passed. The three-county commissioners agreed to establish a poor farm on 208 acres in Jackson Township in Fayette County. "A small brick building was erected at a cost of $500, and in the spring of 1835, the property was occupied by the regular inmates."
The joint asylum was abandoned in 1856 when Franklin County purchased a farm owned by Thomas H. Stringer near Brookville and "erected suitable buildings for the establishment of an asylum. Since that time, some important additions and other necessary improvements have been made, which make the property extremely well ordered and pleasant." Fayette County moved its poor farm northwest of town in around 1856.
