Orleans County Poor House
From Asylum Projects
| Orleans County Poor House | |
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| Construction Began | 1876 |
The Orleans County poorhouse was located on West County House Road in the town of Albion. It was a three-story building built in 1876. It accommodated 140 people. It also had living quarters for the caretakers and supervisors who lived on site. The poor houses supervisor was Journal E. Salisbury, his salary for this position was $1,300. It was an elected position. It was considered a great service to care for these people. Today there is a cemetery to commemorate the people that lived and died in the workhouse.
