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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. In 1957 it was sold via auction to Brown University and demolished for a complex of athletic fields and buildings.

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  • Dexter Asylum (en)
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  • 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. In 1957 it was sold via auction to Brown University and demolished for a complex of athletic fields and buildings. (en)
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  • Dexter Asylum (en)
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  • Dexter Asylum (en)
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  • Victorian (en)
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  • Poorhouse and farm surrounded by a wall (en)
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  • Library of Congress photo, taken April 1958 just before demolition (en)
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  • Bounded by Hope Street, Stimson Avenue, Angell Street, Arlington Avenue and Lloyd Avenue (en)
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  • City of Providence, Rhode Island (en)
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  • 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. In 1957 it was sold via auction to Brown University and demolished for a complex of athletic fields and buildings. (en)
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  • 1828
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