Photograph of the Spanish Courtyard of the Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family

Photograph of the Spanish Courtyard of the Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family. Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family is a non-profit nursing facility staffed to give nursing care to the aged and infirmed without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex or handicap. Lafon...

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spelling xuloai_p16948coll9-111 Photograph of the Spanish Courtyard of the Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family Buildings; New Orleans (La.)--History; Louisiana--History Photograph of the Spanish Courtyard of the Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family. Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family is a non-profit nursing facility staffed to give nursing care to the aged and infirmed without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex or handicap. Lafon Nursing Facility is owned and operated by the Sisters of the Holy Family of New Orleans, Louisiana. Lafon, founded in 1841 by Henriette Delille, is the oldest nursing facility of its kind in the United States. From 1842-1849, Henriette Delille, Foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family, Juliette Gaudin and Jospehine Charles provided nursing care to the sick and needy women in a home on St. Bernard Avenue. In 1849, the frail elderly and needy women moved from the original convent to a new facility, the Hospice of the Holy Family on St. Bernard Avenue. The Association of the Holy Family helped the Sisters to build this facility which was dedicated June 6, 1849. At that site, the Sisters continued to minister to needy and elderly women. Mr. Thomy Lafon, a philanthropist and free man of color, built a multi-story structure in 1895 at the corner of Governor Nicholls and Tonti Streets. It served as home for the needy and elderly women and men of New Orleans from 1895-1973. The Home was named Lafon Old Folks Home. Unknown Xavier University of Louisiana n.d. 2017-10-16 image jpeg XUAP001.01.C.52.001 Epson Expression 11000 XL Physical rights are retained by Xavier University of Louisiana. Copyright is in accordance with U.S. copyright laws. archives@xula.edu http://cdm16948.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16948coll9/id/111
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Photograph of the Spanish Courtyard of the Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family
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title Photograph of the Spanish Courtyard of the Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family
title_short Photograph of the Spanish Courtyard of the Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family
title_full Photograph of the Spanish Courtyard of the Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family
title_fullStr Photograph of the Spanish Courtyard of the Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family
title_full_unstemmed Photograph of the Spanish Courtyard of the Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family
title_sort photograph of the spanish courtyard of the lafon nursing facility of the holy family
description Photograph of the Spanish Courtyard of the Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family. Lafon Nursing Facility of the Holy Family is a non-profit nursing facility staffed to give nursing care to the aged and infirmed without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex or handicap. Lafon Nursing Facility is owned and operated by the Sisters of the Holy Family of New Orleans, Louisiana. Lafon, founded in 1841 by Henriette Delille, is the oldest nursing facility of its kind in the United States. From 1842-1849, Henriette Delille, Foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family, Juliette Gaudin and Jospehine Charles provided nursing care to the sick and needy women in a home on St. Bernard Avenue. In 1849, the frail elderly and needy women moved from the original convent to a new facility, the Hospice of the Holy Family on St. Bernard Avenue. The Association of the Holy Family helped the Sisters to build this facility which was dedicated June 6, 1849. At that site, the Sisters continued to minister to needy and elderly women. Mr. Thomy Lafon, a philanthropist and free man of color, built a multi-story structure in 1895 at the corner of Governor Nicholls and Tonti Streets. It served as home for the needy and elderly women and men of New Orleans from 1895-1973. The Home was named Lafon Old Folks Home.
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