Lee County Almshouse
| Lee County Almshouse | |
|---|---|
| Closed | 1966 |
| Current Status | Closed |
| Building Style | Single Building |
| Location | Eldena, IL |
| Alternate Names | |
History[edit]
The Lee county Poor farm, was built in the early 1900's and constructed in Three parts. It replaced an earlier structure that had been wood frame. The East wing was strictly for male patients, the West wing was for the females and the Central hub had the superintendents quarters and offices. The building ended up being 162 feet long and 104 feet deep with what were then state of the art facilities. In addition to private quarters for the superintendent there was space provided for doctors offices,an operating theater located behind the doctors office and a private dining room for staff. The residents each had their own dining rooms, keeping men and women completely separated and two rooms in each wing were reserved fro patients judged to be insane. The East wing had a Tuberculosis ward with its own bathroom and screened in sun porch isolated from the rest of the building. The total occupancy of the building was set at 45 men and women in addition to staff, doctors, nurses, attendants, etc.
