Sioux Falls in Minnehaha County, South Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Presentation Children's Home
Mother M. Raphael McCarthy of the Presentation Sisters then proposed to the city of Sioux Falls that it act as sponsoring agent to obtain federal support for a new orphanage. Funds were supplied by the Works Progress Administration, and the newly constructed building opened in 1940.
For almost three decades voluntary donations enabled the Presentation Sisters to house, clothe, feed, and educate a daily average of 80 boys and girls ranging from 3 to 15 years of age.
Gradually the public policy for caring for homeless children changed from institutional care to foster home placement, and the children's home closed in 1966.
Erected 2005 by the Minnehaha County Historical Society in honor of Cody Huber.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1924.
Location. 43° 32.387′ N, 96° 45.079′ W. Marker is in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in Minnehaha County. Marker is on South Western Avenue south of West 15th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 S Western Ave, Sioux Falls SD 57104, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Emerson School (approx. 0.4 miles away); Drs. Van Demark (approx. half a mile away); 1870s' Grasshopper Invasions (approx. half a mile away); An Institution of Organized Kindness (approx. half a mile away); Department of Veterans Affairs (approx. half a mile away); Kiwanis Avenue (approx. half a mile away); Columbus College (approx. half a mile away); E. A. Sherman (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sioux Falls.
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