A separate Meriden charity founded by Lemuel J. Curtis, the Curtis Home was dedicated on June 28, 1884. The book illustrates separate buildings for children and elderly women. Its residents must not be added to the School for Boys death totals.
Evidence, credit & reuse: Distinct institution. Modern successor: https://www.thecurtishome.org/about-us . No Curtis Home child death register obtained.
Source: Gillespie and Curtis, A Century of Meriden (1906), volume II, p.53; Library of Congress / Internet Archive
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Silent Grounds Collective, Meriden Boys’ Home & School, SGC-MB-005, MB-014, “The Curtis Home dedication.” Source: Gillespie and Curtis, A Century of Meriden (1906), volume II, p.53; Library of Congress / Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/historicrecordpi00gill/page/n512/mode/1up. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.