Bahá’í Home for the Aged
The Bahá’í Home for the Aged was a dependency of the Wilmette House of Worship in Illinois.
History[edit]
Erecting a dependency of the Wilmette Temple was a goal set for the Ten Year Crusade by Shoghi Effendi in 1953.[1] As of May 1957 an aged care facility had been selected as the dependency to be constructed with approved plans.[2]
Construction was completed and the facility was dedicated by Horace Holley in 1958. It opened for business on February 1, 1959,[3] providing care with staff consisting of administrators, kitchen staff, and a nurse, with most residents being from the wider community and only one or two Bahá’í residents at a time. In the 1990's it fell behind modern standards and it closed business in 2001 with the building continuing to be used for events by the Wilmette Bahá’í community.
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Messages to the Bahá’í World: 1950–1957, pp 151-153. Accessed 8 Oct 2019.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1957). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 316, Pg(s) 19-10 May 2020. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1989). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 695, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
