Dexter Asylum
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dexter-asylum-251-2091238
title:
Dexter Asylum
text:
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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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Poorhouse and farm surrounded by a wall in Providence, Rhode Island
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dexter_Asylum
date created:
date modified:
2021-04-25T00:18:21Z
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13
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