history images Mound City on the Mississippi Home Page
image menu Buildings, Sites, and Objects People, Places, and Things Events, Incidents, and Occurrences Bibliography

events


Event:  Annie Malone Childrens Home founded
Brief Description:  The Annie Malone Children´s Home was founded in 1888 by Sarah Newton and was originally called the St. Louis Colored Orphans Home. Sarah Newton aroused the interest of other black women in the community to create a home to care for orphans and neglected children. The home was renamed after Annie Turnbo Pope Malone provided a financial gift for the construction of a new building at its present site.
Year:  1888
Decade:  1880 - 1889
Beginning Date:    1888

People
Malone, Annie Turnbo Pope
 Newton, Sarah


Reference
African-American Heritage of St. Louis: a Guide

 

 

people • structures • events • sources • home
about historic preservation• new entries• 4 kids only• map it!

This site was made possible by: the City of St. Louis Planning and Urban Design Agency and
the City of St. Louis Community Information Network.

This site was funded in part by Federal funds administered by the Missouri State Historical Preservation Office, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, The National Park Service, and the U.S. Department of the Interior.


Version 1.0