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The Story of US Orphanages IOWA
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The orphanages are listed by state and include, where known, the organisation which founded the home (in brackets), and the date the home was established. | Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa
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Boys’ and Girls’ Home, West Second Street, Sioux City (private corporation) Est. 1894
Children’s Home, Tabor (Hephzibah Faith Missionary Association) Est. 1892
Christian Home Orphanage, Council Bluffs. Had a building for babies and a girls’ building and a boys’ building
Danish Lutheran Orphans Home, Elkhorn (Sisters of St Francis) est. 1892
Des Moines Home for Friendless, High street, Des Moines (private corporation) Est. 1889
Evangelical Lutheran Orphans Home, Waverly (Evangelical Lutheran Orphan Society) Est. 1863
Evangelical Lutheran Orphans’ Home, Fort Dodge (Evangelical Lutheran Home Finding Society) Est. 1891
Iowa Children’s Home, East Ninth Street, Des Moines (Iowa Children’s Home Society) Est. 1888
Iowa Soldiers Orphans Home, Davenport (State of Iowa) Est. 1863
St Mary’s Orphanage, Dubuque (Sisters of St Francis) Est. 1879
St Vincent’s Home, Davenport (Sisters of the Holy Humility of Mary) Est. 1896
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Orphans’ Home, Stanton (Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod) Est. 1881
United Norwegian Lutheran Church Orphans Home, Beloit (United Norwegian Lutheran Church) Est. 1890
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