Ontario County Orphan Asylum.
This institution, founded by an association of ladies of Ontario county,
and incorporated under the general law, July 22d, 1863, is located at the
head of Main street in the village of Canandaigua.
The building, formerly a private residence, was purchased and occupied
in 1863. It is a substantial brick edifice, two stories in height, and will
accommodate fifty inmates. The lot comprises four acres of excellent land,
a portion of which is planted with fruit trees, and
New York Magdalen Benevolent Society (Asylum).
This society was organized in 1832 by an association of ladies, and
incorporated under the general law, October 31st, 1851. Its object is to
afford an asylum for erring females, desirous of returning to the paths of
virtue, and to provide for their support. The institution is located between
Eighty-eighth and Eighty-ninth street, near Fifth avenue.
The building, erected in 1854, at a cost of $40,000, is built of brick,
and is three stories in height.