Methodist Home for Children

When I hear the word Orphanage I think of Oliver Twist's work house.  But the Methodist Orphanage, today's Methodist home for children, was very different.  Hearing stories of people who grew up there they had nothing but gratitude for the kindness they were given.  Today the Methodist Home for Children is still active, although they work with inhome situations and sold their orphanage to the city.  It is now the Fred Fletcher park (Link).  The house above is the Garriss building, built as a dormitory around 1950.  The building below is the Borden building, built in 1900, first a home for the superintendent and later a dormitory.  The Borden building can be rented for weddings. dormitory