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Alford House (1966 - 1976)

  • Horton House

    Horton House, November 2012, by Butterworth, Lee, courtesy of Lee Butterworth.
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From
6 April 1966
To
1976
Categories
Children's Home, Family Group Home, Home and Salvation Army

Alford House, in Toowoomba, was a family group home co-located with Horton House. It was run by the Salvation Army. It opened in 1966 and became part of the renamed Horton Village in 1976.

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As a result of the 1960s move towards providing care for children in smaller cottages, work began on building two cottage units on the land surrounding Horton House in 1965. The foundation stones were laid by Mr Anderson MLA on 28 July 1965 and Alford House and Hocking House were opened by Mr J Herbert MLA on 6 April 1966.

Each cottage housed up to 16 children with house parents.

In 1976 the whole complex became known as Horton Village.

In the mid-1980s the complex was re-organised to accommodate intellectually disabled adults. By 1985 children were no longer cared for at Horton Village.

Location

1966 - 1976
Address - Alford House was situated at 2 Curtis Street, Toowoomba. Location: Toowoomba

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Books

  • Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. pp. 52-53. Details

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Horton House
Title
Horton House
Type
Image
Date
November 2012
Creator
Butterworth, Lee
Source
Lee Butterworth

Details

Sources used to compile this entry: Burley, Lacey, 'Horton Village helps the disabled', Chronicle, 31 March 2009, http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/horton-village-helps-disabled-build-skills/199129/; Department of Families, Missing pieces: information to assist former residents of children's institutions to access records, State of Queensland, 2001. pp. 52-53.; Horton Village History sheet, copied from the Horton Village Policy and Procedure Manual and given to Lee Butterworth on 23 October 2012.

Prepared by: Lee Butterworth