Boone County Infirmary Building (Burlington, Ky.)

Item

Title
Boone County Infirmary Building (Burlington, Ky.)
Alternate name
Boone County Poor House Building (Burlington, Ky.)
Description
The Boone County Infirmary was built sometime in the 1870s to help the indigent of the area, who were unable to care for themselves. It was located right off Idlewild Road in Burlington. Though there is a mention of a “county poor house” in court orders in the 1860s, no earlier location has been yet determined.
The 24 room building housed needy men, women and children for years, averaging 10-20 residents at a time, per the census records from 1880-1940. The population at the infirmary was integrated from 1880 forward. Census year 1910 was the most populous, with 27 residents, ranging in age from infancy to 89 years old.
In 1970, the building took on the role of children's home, and was named “Maplewood” for the trees on the property. The old building was torn down in 1986, but the property still serves as a children's residential treatment center, and is managed by the Children's Home of Northern Kentucky.
Has beginning
Construction Date: 1870s
Has end
Demolition Date: 1986
Identifier
Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory designation: BE 133
Parent division/institution
Boone County Infirmary (Ky.)
Political division
Burlington (Ky.)
Located within
Boone County Infirmary Site (Burlington, Ky.)
Related resource
Browse photographs of the Infirmary
Children's Home of Northern Kentucky
Bibliographic citation
Survey of Historic Sites, page 55
Source
Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory
Survey of Historic Sites in Kentucky: Boone County
Item sets
Historic Sites--Kentucky--Boone County--Burlington
Media
Boone County Infirmary

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Boone County Infirmary (Ky.) Organization
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Title Class
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