St. Rita Home

Dates:

Established - 1915

Closed - April, 1935

Locations:

1st site - Winterburn Avenue (Hazelwood)

2nd site - 1615 Rankin Street (North Side - 1916)

3rd site - Tannehill Street (Hill District)

Also Known As:

St. Rita's Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Association Home for Infants

St. Rita's Home for Infants

Founder:

Sponsoring Agency:

St. Rita's Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Association

Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis

Notes:

The building on Tannehill Street was formerly the old St. Paul's Orphan Asylum.

Location of Records:

Archives and Records Center, Diocese of Pittsburgh, 125 N. Craig Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 ; 412-621-6217

Sources:

PA Department Vertical Files (Orphanages)

Catholic Pittsburgh's One Hundred Years, pp. 171-72