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Institutional history · 1833 origins; 1925 move; current history accessed 2026

From the orphan asylum to The Children’s Center of Hamden

New Haven Orphan Asylum / Children’s Center of Hamden

The successor organization traces its origin to the New Haven Orphan Asylum and dates its move to Whitney Avenue in Hamden to 1925. Its present work includes behavioral health and educational services.

Evidence, credit & reuse: Current institutional history, linked and summarized. The current website does not provide a public child death register.

Source: The Children’s Center of Hamden, About / History

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Silent Grounds Collective, New Haven Orphan Asylum / Children’s Center of Hamden, SGC-NH-006, NH-007, “From the orphan asylum to The Children’s Center of Hamden.” Source: The Children’s Center of Hamden, About / History. https://childrenscenterhamden.org/about/. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.

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