Poor House and Methodist Cemetery

The Poor House and Methodist Cemetery (also known as the "Falmouth Work House" or "Poor Farm" or "Town Infirmary" or "Falmouth Artist Colony") is an historic poor house and cemetery on 744 Main Street in Falmouth, Massachusetts. It served the poor and mentally ill from 1812 until 1963. The property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998, along with the Methodist Burial Ground next door where many Poor House residents were subsequently buried.[1]

Poor House and Methodist Cemetery
Falmouth Poor House
LocationFalmouth, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°33′12″N 70°36′56″W
Architectural styleGeorgian
NRHP reference No.98000147 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 26, 1998

The building is owned by the Town of Falmouth, and is called the Edward Marks Jr. Building. Since1963, at different points it housed the Falmouth Retirement System[2] and the Falmouth Historical Commission. The building used to be the home of the Falmouth Artists Guild[3] prior to the construction of the Falmouth Art Center. At present it is vacant.

A list of those interred in the cemetery and photographs of many of the monuments is maintained by Find A Grave [4]

  • Poor House
  • Poor House
  • Poor House

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Falmouth Retirement System
  3. Falmouth Artists Guild
  4. https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2314290


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