Dexter Asylum

Dexter Asylum
Library of Congress photo, taken April 1958 just before demolition
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General information
StatusDemolished
TypePoorhouse and farm surrounded by a wall
Architectural styleVictorian
LocationBounded by Hope Street, Stimson Avenue, Angell Street, Arlington Avenue and Lloyd Avenue[1]
Town or cityProvidence, Rhode Island
Named forEbenezer Knight Dexter
Construction started1824
Completed1828
Opened1828
Closed1956
Demolished1957
OwnerCity of Providence, Rhode Island
Grounds39 acres[2]
Known forPoor farm

41°49′51″N 71°23′51″W / 41.8308401°N 71.3974812°W / 41.8308401; -71.3974812 Dexter Asylum was a "poor farm" on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1828 and housed poor, elderly, and mentally ill residents who could not otherwise take care of themselves.[3] In 1957 it was sold via auction to Brown University and demolished for a complex of athletic fields and buildings.

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