Wood County Home and Infirmary

N of Bowling Green at 13660 County Home Rd., Bowling Green, Ohio. County/parish: Wood.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 16, 1979. NRIS 79001981.

2 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Adam Phillips Park
  • Wood County Historical Museum

From Wikipedia:

Wood County Museum

The Wood County Museum, located in Bowling Green, Ohio, is the original site of the Wood County Infirmary also known as the Wood County Home or the Poor Farm. This structure was the home to poor, mentally- ill, physically disabled and anyone in need of public assistance who were residents of Wood County.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992060

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