Toronto Centre 1911, 87 Elm: What was this? (146 elderly men and women 'inma

Question:Census 1911 lists Arthur McLaughlin, wife and two young sons; 146 inmates; no live-in servants at this address (now a heritage site). Might it have been a nursing home (perish the thought)?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Census 1911 lists Arthur McLaughlin, wife and two young sons; 146 inmates; no live-in servants at this address (now a heritage site). Might it have been a nursing home (perish the thought)?

87 Elm St. Toronto, is a heritage building,
originally built in 1848, served as an almshouse given the name "House of Industry"

Almshouses were subsidised accommodation, integrated with social care resources such as wardens, established to provide a place of residence for poor, elderly, and distressed people. Almshouses tend to be characterised by their charitable status and by the aim of supporting the continued independence of their residents.

87 Elm Street Toronto
Type of Building: Almshouses
Name of Building: "House of Industry"
Notes: Third floor addition by E.J. Lennox in 1899. Building changed in 1947 to Laughlin Lodge. Since then it has been operating as a home for the elderly.

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( IF it doesn't go, THEN start with : http://archindont.torontopubliclibrary.c... and then search the address from there)