Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1924
Scan of illustration from King’s Hand-Book of Boston. Boston: Moses King Corporation, 1889. 9th ed. King’s Hand-Book says that the Consumptives Home Grove Hall was incorporated in 1870, six years after it was founded by Dr. Charles Cullis, who is still the manager.
“Grove Hall has gained a fame all through this country and others as occupying a unique and unrivalled position in the treatment and cure of a disease hitherto regarded as incurable. The originator and manager is Dr. Charles Cullis, and under his able direction this institution, incorporated in 1870, has grown steadily until it has attained its present preeminence. It has relied entirely on voluntary contributions, and from this source around $600,000 have now been received, and nearly 2,000 patients have received treatment. The main building, known as the Consumptives Home, is a large and elegant mansion, capable of accommodating eighty patients. There are other buildings, including two homes for children, one for those suffering from diseases of the spine, and a free chapel. When we remember that this great work was begun entirely without funds, and that no solicitation for aid has ever been made, but what has come has been voluntary, no wonder that Dr. Cullis calls it a work of faith, and believes in answer to prayer. The system which has been maintained since the beginning has been that of the famous Orphan Asylum of Muller, and it admits all poor persons sick with consumption, without home or friends, whether white or black, old or young, foreign or native. The success and fame of this noble work is no less an honor to Dorchester, than it is an unmeasured blessing to thousands suffering from this scourge of New England which has been combatted so unsuccessfully in the past. That it will continue to grow in prosperity is no less the desire than the assurance of all who have known it.”
in Historical Sketch of Dorchester. From: Leading Business Men of Back Bay, South End, Boston Highlands, Jamaica Plain and Dorchester. Published 1888 Mercantile Publishing Company, Boston.
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