Overview

The Metropolitan Children’s Home was organized in 1903 by the Metropolitan Church Association. It was located at 1541 Franklin Boulevard.

According to 1908 newspaper articles, the Metropolitan Church Association sold property at the northwest corner of Franklin boulevard and Kedzie avenue, 50×150 feet, to Edwin S. Mason in July 1908.[1] Thus, the home likely closed in 1908 or before.

Institution Name and Type

Object/Goal: “Care of orphan and needy children.”[2]

Type of Institution: Dependent : Orphanage

Location and Building

Address: 1541 Franklin Boulevard[3]

Locality: Chicago

County: Cook

State: Illinois

Administration Information

Date of Founding: 1903[4]

Date of Closure: about 1908.

Administration: Metropolitan Church Association[5]

Intake Information and Requirements

Intake Gender/Sex: Both

Intake Age: Children

Records

No records have been located as of 20 November 2023.

Books

Kostlevy, William. 2010. Holy Jumpers: Evangelicals and Radicals in Progressive Era America. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Holy_Jumpers/8JCP6-wB5mIC?hl=en&gbpv=0.

• This does not mention the children’s home, but may lead to additional sources to consult.

Sources

“Realty Deals and News of the Day.” 1908. The Inter Ocean, 18 July 1908. Page 12.

United States Bureau of the Census. 1905. Benevolent Institutions 1904. Washington, D. C.: Governmental Printing Office. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Benevolent_Institutions_1904/GKpMAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0.

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[1] “Realty Deals and News of the Day.” 1908. The Inter Ocean, 18 July 1908. Page 12.

[2] United States Bureau of the Census. 1905. Benevolent Institutions 1904. Washington, D. C.: Governmental Printing Office. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Benevolent_Institutions_1904/GKpMAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0. 66.

[3] United States Bureau of the Census. 1905. Benevolent Institutions 1904. Washington, D. C.: Governmental Printing Office. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Benevolent_Institutions_1904/GKpMAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0. 66.

[4] United States Bureau of the Census. 1905. Benevolent Institutions 1904. Washington, D. C.: Governmental Printing Office. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Benevolent_Institutions_1904/GKpMAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0. 66.

[5] United States Bureau of the Census. 1905. Benevolent Institutions 1904. Washington, D. C.: Governmental Printing Office. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Benevolent_Institutions_1904/GKpMAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0. 66.