New Jersey Home And Orphan Asylum. Passaic, New Jersey. {1962} {News Photographs And Story}

The Passaic Home and Orphan Asylum was an institution in Passaic, New Jersey, that provided care for orphans and destitute children from its opening in 1886 until its closure in 1962 due to factors including the extension of Route 21. The asylum, a private corporation for orphan and destitute children, was located at 64 River Drive and its first headquarters were in the Marsh Home on Lexington Avenue before it purchased the W.S. Anderson Estate on River Drive in 1888.