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| + | | name = Livingston County House | ||
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| + | | established = 1829 | ||
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| + | | current_status = [[Active Institution|Active]] | ||
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| + | | location = 4222 Lakeville Rd, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA | ||
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| + | *Livingston County Poorhouse | ||
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| − | + | ==History== | |
| − | + | The Livingston County House was established in 1829. The first Livingston County poorhouse is believed to have been located on the south side of Route 20a. Gradually as the population of the county increased, the original poorhouse became inadequate to accommodate the growing number of impoverished residents.”<ref>William G. Pomeroy Foundation, 2020</ref> This establishment has been around for nearly 195 years. Throughout the years this place has had multiple transitions. Originally, Livingston was used for housing for the elderly, orphans, the mentally ill individuals, and for anyone who was not able to work. The building, Livingston, was structured in different sections. On the lower level there was an education section and a wash hose and shoe shop. Then, on the next floor above there was an asylum for women who dealt with mental illness. | |
| − | + | Throughout the lifetime of Livingston, it held a cemetery of hundreds of deceased people, of whom mainly had unmarked graves, until a law was passed that made marking graves as a requirement. During 1868 there was a fire that occurred in the poor house. The building completely burned down. After the fire Livingston continued to expand their farmland, which produced “livestock, crops, and fruit trees.''<ref>Poorhouse / County Home | Livingston County, NY - Official Website, 2018</ref> By 1925, Livingston was producing eggs and butter for sale. Livingston continued to grow and thrive as they increased their acres of farmland. In 1989, “The three brick buildings were sold and the center building was remodeled to operate as the Oak Valley Inn”<ref><Poorhouse / County Home | Livingston County, NY - Official Website, 2018</ref> | |
| − | + | == References == | |
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| − | + | ==Links== | |
| + | *[https://www.livingstoncounty.us/1299/Poorhouse Livingston County, NY. (2018). Poorhouse/County Home - Official Website.] | ||
| + | *[https://www.wgpfoundation.org/historic-markers/county-poorhouse/ William G. Pomeroy Foundation.] | ||
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| + | [[Category:New York]] | ||
| + | [[Category:County Almshouse]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Active Institution]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:36, 24 February 2024
| Livingston County House | |
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| Established | 1829 |
| Current Status | Active |
| Location | 4222 Lakeville Rd, Geneseo, NY 14454, USA |
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History[edit]
The Livingston County House was established in 1829. The first Livingston County poorhouse is believed to have been located on the south side of Route 20a. Gradually as the population of the county increased, the original poorhouse became inadequate to accommodate the growing number of impoverished residents.”[1] This establishment has been around for nearly 195 years. Throughout the years this place has had multiple transitions. Originally, Livingston was used for housing for the elderly, orphans, the mentally ill individuals, and for anyone who was not able to work. The building, Livingston, was structured in different sections. On the lower level there was an education section and a wash hose and shoe shop. Then, on the next floor above there was an asylum for women who dealt with mental illness.
Throughout the lifetime of Livingston, it held a cemetery of hundreds of deceased people, of whom mainly had unmarked graves, until a law was passed that made marking graves as a requirement. During 1868 there was a fire that occurred in the poor house. The building completely burned down. After the fire Livingston continued to expand their farmland, which produced “livestock, crops, and fruit trees.[2] By 1925, Livingston was producing eggs and butter for sale. Livingston continued to grow and thrive as they increased their acres of farmland. In 1989, “The three brick buildings were sold and the center building was remodeled to operate as the Oak Valley Inn”[3]
