1904 Benevolent Institutions
Source: North; Benevolent Institutions 1904, Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of the Census, Washington, 1905
Transcribed by: Candi Horton ©2007
Orphanage's and Children's Homes
| Name and Location | Supervised and maintained by | Classes of Patients treated | Sex of Children Received | Year Est. |
| Peoria Evangelical Lutheran Orphan's Home 211 Malone Ave. |
Evangelical Lutheran Children's Friend Society | Temporary care of dependant, neglected and delinquent children | Both | 1902 |
| State Industrial School for Girls N. Madison Ave. |
Private Operation | To Train Girls | Girls | 1892 |
Permanent Homes for Adults or Adults and Children
| Name and Location | Supervised and maintained by | Classes of Patients treated | Amount of entrance fee needed | Year Est. |
| Bradley Home Main St. |
Bradley Home for aged Women Association | Aged Women | $400 | 1884 |
| Guyer Memorial Home 703 Knoxville Ave. |
Private Corporation | Aged and Infi. | $300. | 1889 |
| St. Joseph Home 405 Smith Ave. |
Private Corporation | Aged, Infim., Incurable, Blind and Crippled | not fixed | 1892 |
Hospitals and Dispensaries
| Name and Location | Supervised and maintained by | Classes of Patients treated | Year Est. |
| Cottage Hospital 415 Second St. |
Private Corporation | All except contagious | 1891 |
| St. Francis Glenn Oak Ave. |
Sisters of the 3rd Order of St. Francis | All except contagious | 1876 |
Temporary Homes for Adults and Children
| Name and Location | Supervised and maintained by | Classes of Patients treated | Amount of entrance fee needed | Year Est. |
| Florence Crittenton Home 415 Richmond Ave. |
Private Corporation | Unfortunate and destitute Women and Girls | none | 1902 |
| Home for the Friendless Thrush and Knoxville |
Women's Christian Home Mission | Destitute Women and Children | $1.50 | 1876 |
| Home of Good Shepard Star and Faraday St. |
Sisters of the Good Shepard | Erring women, Wayward Girls and Children | $2.50 | 1891 |