United Presbyterian Orphans' Home

Dates:

Established - 1878

Closed - 1956-1960 ?

Locations:

1st site - 93 Webster Street (Allegheny City)

2nd site - Taggart Street

3rd site - Sherman Avenue

4th site - West Jefferson and Monterey Streets (1880)

5th site - Valencia/Mars (Butler County) (1929)

Also Known As:

United Presbyterian Home for Destitute Children

United Presbyterian Home for Children

Mars Home for Youth

Founder:

Dr. James M. Fulton - Fourth United Presbyterian Church of Allegheny

Sponsoring Agency:

United Presbyterian Women's Association of North America

Notes:

In 1929 MHY moved to its present location on 140 acres in southwest Butler County. In the 1950's the home was renamed the United Presbyterian Home for Children as its emphasis began to change from caring for orphans to caring for children from broken homes.
During the 1970s the agency once again shifted its focus to the ever-changing needs of children and began focusing on caring for the special needs of troubled and abused children and youth. MHY was reincorporated in 1996.

Location of Records:

Mars Home for Youth
521 Route 228, Mars, PA 16046;
724-625-3141

Sources:

PA Department Vertical Files (Orphanages)

Pittsburgh Photographic Library (Social Services - 2)

1895 Greater Pittsburg Handbook

1937 Directory of Social Agencies

1943 Directory of Social Resources

1956 Directory of Health and Welfare Services

History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (1889), pp. 60-61

United Presbyterian Orphans' Home, 1920