Hiawatha Dr., Wabasha, Minnesota. County/parish: Wabasha.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 26, 1982. NRIS 82003064.
1 contributing building.
The Wabasha County Poor House is a historic poorhouse complex in Wabasha, Minnesota, United States, which was operated by Wabasha County from 1873 to the 1930s. The complex consists of an 1879 hospital, an 1883 residence hall, a barn, and a shed. The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 for its local significance in the theme of social history. It was nominated as a well-preserved example of the county-run poorhouses established in rural Minnesota in the latter 19th century, a reminder of early governmental efforts to aid the poor and aged before the advent of modern welfare programs.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93203196