🏠 Almshouses of the World

These are notable almshouses — the charitable residences founded over the centuries to house the poor, the elderly and widows, many still occupied behind the same humble brick fronts and chapel-and-courtyard gates. Each profile shows where the almshouse is, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

90 almshouses from 4 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any almshouse for its full profile.

Americas (3) Europe (87)

Americas (3 almshouses)

Europe (87 almshouses)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.