The Pest House, Baltimore County Almshouse
This file appears in: Baltimore County Almshouse: A Landmark Preserved by the Historical Society of Baltimore County
Though the official purpose of the Pest House was to quarantine residents with contagious diseases, records indicate administrators most often used the building to segregate African American men from other residents.
This file appears in: Baltimore County Almshouse: A Landmark Preserved by the Historical Society of Baltimore County
Baltimore County Almshouse: A Landmark Preserved by the Historical Society of Baltimore County
The Baltimore County Almshouse officially opened in 1874 as a public home for the county's indigent, elderly, and infirm residents. Since its closure, the Almshouse has housed the Historical Society鈥�