Salem
Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fairview Historic District, Fairview Hospital and Training Center, 2500 Strong Road, Salem, Oregon, 2004
File — Box 12: Series MSS025:02 [Barcode: 35138008116441], Folder: 07
Identifier: MSS025:02.42
Scope and Contents
The National Register of Historic Places describes the "Fairview Historic District" once established as a 19th century solution for the developmentally disabled. As a living institutional farm, located on 670 acres outside of Salem, the residents learned to work the land and lived in "cottages" with their caregivers while living on the farm. In the 20th-century Fairview become a training facility. A total of 26 buildings make up the Fairview historic district. In 2000,...
Dates:
2004