Benevolent Asylum
Benevolent Asylum
Corner Pitt and Devonshire Street
Sydney
NSW
Australia
Provider: Benevolent Society of NSW
Year Opened: 1821
Year Closed: 1901
The Benevolent Asylum was opened in 1821 by Governor Macquarie. It took in the poor, destitute, disabled and aged but its main focus was pregnant women and children. The Benevolent Asylum closed in 1901 and the land was used by the government to build Central Station.
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