Asylum for Destitute Children

Location

1 Ormond Street
Paddington
NSW
Australia

Provider: Government-Run

Year Opened: 1852

Year Closed: 1858

 

The Asylum for Children opened in Ormond House, a mansion in Paddington, in 1852. The Asylum held 150 children aged 3 to 10 years who were defined as “needy” yet had not been admitted to the Orphan Schools. The Asylum for Destitute Children relocated to Randwick in 1858

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