German Protestant Orphan Asylum

Dates:

Established - 1874

Closed - 1941

Locations:

1st site - West Liberty Borough

2nd site - 161 Pauline Avenue (1917)

3rd site - 2200 West Liberty Avenue

Also Known As:

Congregational Homes

Booth Memorial Home

Fair Oaks of Pittsburgh

Founder:

John Henry Demmler

Sponsoring Agency:

Smithfield Congregational Church and other German Evangelical Protestant Churches

Notes:

John Henry Demmler was the founder of Demmler Bros. Tinners' Supplies.

Location of Records:

Archives of Industrial Society, University of Pittsburgh - part of the records of the Smithfield Congregational Church: Microfilm Reel 3 - Orphan's Home (1874-1941) - Contains an alphabetical index - provides some details about each child - may include the parent's names - information is sometimes written in German - Call Number: AIS Micro 74:25

Sources:

PA Department Vertical Files (Orphanages)

1895 Greater Pittsburg Handbook **(r917.4886 K17)**

Directory of the Philanthropic Agencies of the City of Pittsburgh, 1908, 1913, 1917, 1923, 1928 **(r361 K27)**

1937 Directory of Social Agencies

1940 Directory of Social Agencies