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Title
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What's the Story behind the Ornate Building at 2001 Vine Street?
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Description
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Vine Street Workhouse information: "The building is known as the Vine Street Workhouse. It was designed by Wallace Love and built with the help of prisoners between 1895 and 1897. Prisoners also helped quarry the native limestone used in the structure. Until 1911, the castle-like building served as a municipal prison complete with dungeons in the basement to house the toughest offenders."
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Date
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1988-07-31
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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The Workhouse
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Description
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Postcard of the Workhouse Prison.
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Object Type
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Postcard
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Title
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Work Is the Only Cure for Criminals
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Description
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Police Judge Harry G. Kyle states his belief in the efficacy of hard work for controlling ciminal behavior. Second part of article tells about how well fed and housed the inmates of the Vine Street Workhouse are.
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Date
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2009
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Object Type
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Book Section
