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Vintage Postcards of Indiana Health FacilitiesRose Orphan%u2019s Home%u2014%u2014Terre Haute, Indiana%u2014%u2014Established 1884This institution was to be named the Vigo County Orphan Home, but when benefactor Chauncey Rose died in 1877, thename was changed to honor him. It was hailed as %u201cone of the top 10 children%u2019s institutions in the U.S.%u201d in 1910, and wasidentified as %u201cthe nation%u2019s finest%u201d in 1929. When it closed in 1949, its residents were transferred to the Glenn Home.Rose Orphan%u2019s Home%u2014%u2014Terre Haute, Indiana%u2014%u2014Established 1884This institution was to be named the Vigo County Orphan Home, but when benefactor Chauncey Rose died in 1877, thename was changed to honor him. It was hailed as %u201cone of the top 10 children%u2019s institutions in the U.S.%u201d in 1910, and wasidentified as %u201cthe nation%u2019s finest%u201d in 1929. When it closed in 1949, its residents were transferred to the Glenn Home.Homes and Orphanages