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| opened = 1878
| closed = 1968
| demolished = 2023
| current_status = [[Demolished Institution|Demolished]]
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==History==
In 1877, Morgan County purchased the G. J. Harvey farm three miles east of Versailles. Prior to this the property had been rented by the county. This property was used to house the county's indigent, aged, and destitute, including mentally ill, mentally and physically handicapped persons. In June of 1906, the local W.C.T.U. group that visited the farm found the conditions so bad that they organized an effort to improve the situation. Later that month a petition signed by 150 people was presented to the County. As a result, some insane inmates were transferred from the County Farm to the State Hospital.

A new, improved facility was built around 1914 and the previous farm sold. It provided room and board for the homeless poor, who often were also physically handicapped or mentally ill. The Morgan County Home was quite large, featuring living quarters for the supervisor, men’s and women’s dormitories, and ‘Jim Crow’ facilities. It housed 10 to 14 residents under normal conditions. Over time, the Home was rendered superfluous by changes in governmental welfare policies, and it was sold to a private owner for
use as a residence.

[[Category:Missouri]]
[[Category:Single Building Institutions]]
[[Category:County Almshouse]]
[[Category:Demolished Institution]]

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