🏚️ Poorhouses of the World

These are the world's notable poorhouses — public institutions that sheltered the destitute in exchange for labour, central to the welfare history of many nations. Each profile shows where the poorhouse is, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

20 poorhouses from 5 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any poorhouse for its full profile.

Americas (17) Europe (3)

Americas (17 poorhouses)

Europe (3 poorhouses)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.