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Malden City Infirmary

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west side of Forest Street that now includes Forestdale Cemetery. The property includes a two-story wood frame Italianate style house, built in 1870 for the poor farm's warden. Its major feature is the infirmary, a single-story U-shaped brick building constructed in 1933, which is connected to the house by a wood-frame connector. Attached to the other side of the infirmary is a brick sunroom, which was probably built earlier in the 20th century during a flu epidemic.
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subdivided for a variety of public uses, including the cemetery, public housing, and a school. The use of almshouses declined in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and the property was repurposed with the 1933 construction of the infirmary. It was operated by the city as a nursing home for its indigent aging population until 2009. It has since been rehabilitated for use as an assisted living facility.
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The Malden City Infirmary property is located in northeastern Malden, on the east side of Forest Street at Goodhue Street. The current 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) site is a surviving fragment of the original poor farm, which reached its maximum extent at 20 acres (8.1 ha), and include land on the
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This are was first used for the care of indigent residents in 1772, and it was formally organized as a poor farm and almshouse in 1780. In 1897 its facilities included a house with 25 beds, and 20 acres of surrounding land. In the first half of the 20th century, the property was repeatedly
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is a historic municipal facility at 341 Forest Street in
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Malden City Infirmary is located in Massachusetts
Malden City Infirmary is located in the United States
Malden, Massachusetts
42°26′28″N 71°3′20″W / 42.44111°N 71.05556°W / 42.44111; -71.05556
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Malden, Massachusetts
poor farm
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