The Old Ladies Home

The Old Ladies Home

Sepia tone image of the Old Ladies Home. The Home for Aged Women was established in 1896. The steamboat gothic style structure was located at the corner of Front & Chillicothe Streets. The home was used as a place of residence for women, 65 and older, who no longer had homes of their own or relatives to care for them. Only residents of the City of Portsmouth were admitted. The house was razed to make room for the approach to the U.S. Grant Bridge, built in 1927.

H. A. Lorberg, publisher, Portsmouth. Ohio
Printed in France

1889 - 1927

Scan donated by Paul O'Neill from the Bill Glockner Collection

9 x 14 cm scanned postcard

Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio

Paul O'Neill