State Industrial Home For Girls Chillicothe, Missouri

ID: 424 ~ Source: Grand River Historical Society Museum, Chillicothe, Missouri ~ Creator: The University of Central Missouri Department of History, Glyne Gee ~ Date: No Date

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State Industrial Home For Girls Chillicothe, Missouri — Grand River Historical Society Museum, Chillicothe, Missouri

The first building constructed for the State Industrial Home for Girls in Chillicothe, Missouri was the Marmaduke Cottage in 1888, which opened in 1889. Pictured here is the exterior front view of the cottage.

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Chillicothe Missouri State Industrial Home for Girls

By University of Central Missouri Department of History, Glyne Gee

The State Industrial Home For Girls was approved by the Thirty-Fourth General Assembly of Missouri on March 30, 1887. Based on a cottage management plan and a domestic industry instruction program required by law, $50,000 was appropriated and the…