Plummer Home for Boys
From Salem Links and Lore
- Once the Plummer Farm School of Reform for Boys, now just simply, the Plummer Home for Boys, the home was started in 1855 with money bequeathed by Caroline Plummer. In 1955, it became a home for abandoned and neglected boys between the ages of 14 and 18. Most of the boys attend Salem High School and become part of the community. A new initiative is having apartments available for the older boys to give them some independence.
- This 19th century home is tucked into a beautiful parcel of land at Winter Island in Salem.
- Plummer is also well known for her contributions to the Salem Athenaeum and endowment of the Professorship that bears her name at Harvard University; the Plummer Professorship of Christian Morals.
See Also
- Plummer Home for Boys Home website
