The Duxbury Alms House Collection (1891-1896) consists of building bids, contracts and instructions for a new Alms House in Duxbury on Depot Street, 1896. The construction specifications were drawn up by Lawrence Bradford.
The DuxburyAlms House was located on Depot Street in Duxbury, MA. The original structure burned down and a new building was constructed in 1896.
Drew Archival Library 
somewhere in the archives there is a photo the alms house also called te Poor Farm. Surplus street was once called Poverty Lane because it led to the Poor Farm
Stan Ellis/July 13, 2013 at 11:00 am
I grew up across the street from the Alms House and remember that a family named Messier owned it when I was young. The father was a doctor of dentistry. During their time in the house I believe there was a fire there. Later, I think the Daley family owned it for a while.
The Hayden famiiy. Lived there before the Messiers. They had a privat nursing where my great grandmother lived”. When my parents visited Her my brother Peter and I wouldgo over to check out thenold jail. I think we were looking for the remainns of. A former inmate
I have vague recollections of a home on Depot Street that was a safe house for Slaves seeking freedom in the North, part of the Underground Railroad. I thought it was a home on the corner of Depot and Partridge? Is this familiar to anyone?
At the current time there are no houses in Duxbury that have been proven to be on the Underground Railroad.
The former Alms House is near the corner of Depot and Partridge and is today a private residence. However, it was not constructed until the late 19th century, well after the Civil War. The earlier Alms House was located on Depot closer to Surplus Street. It burned down. Neither Alms House was ever a refuge for enslaved people escaping slavery.