Cleveland Workhouse and House of Refuge and Correction Records 1855-1950

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Cleveland Workhouse and House of Refuge and Correction Records 1855-1950

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/archives/ead/OCLWHi2306

The Cleveland Workhouse and House of Refuge and Correction is a Cleveland, Ohio, correctional institution for petty offenders. It was established in 1871 and included facilities for adults (Workhouse) and for juveniles (House of Refuge and Correction). By 1907 it moved to a farm colony in the suburb of Warrensville and became known as the Warrensville House of Correction of the City of Cleveland. The collection consists of correspondence, minutes, registers, time books, daily records, payroll books, invoices, financial statements, cash books, inventories, balance books, medical records, and records relating to the City Infirmary (later Highland View Hospital) and the Division of Outdoor Relief.

eng,

Western Reserve Historical Society

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6395299

Related Entities

There are 1 Entities related to this resource.

Cleveland Workhouse and House of Refuge and Correction

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6431zgb (corporateBody)

The Cleveland Workhouse was formally established as a separate institution in January 1871, in Cleveland, Ohio. The building did not open until March of that year due to construction difficulties. The Workhouse had previously shared quarters with the City Infirmary in the Brooklyn district of Cleveland. The new location was originally intended as a place where petty lawbreakers could work at productive occupations, specifically chair and brush making, to help pay their f...