What term refers to a house built originally by a charitable person or organization for poor people to live in?

What term refers to a house built originally by a charitable person or organization for poor people to live in?

• A. Almshouse
• B. Pesthouse
• C. Hospital
• D. Asylum

Answer: (A)

An almshouse is a dwelling built and maintained by charity to house poor people, often funded by a donor's endowment and run by a religious or philanthropic organization. It represents an early form of social welfare, providing shelter (and sometimes food or basic care) to the elderly or needy. The other terms refer to different kinds of institutions: a pesthouse was used for quarantining plague victims, a hospital is for medical treatment, and an asylum historically housed the mentally ill or served as a refuge; none of these describe charitable housing for the poor to live in.

An almshouse is a dwelling built and maintained by charity to house poor people, often funded by a donor's endowment and run by a religious or philanthropic organization. It represents an early form of social welfare, providing shelter (and sometimes food or basic care) to the elderly or needy. The other terms refer to different kinds of institutions: a pesthouse was used for quarantining plague victims, a hospital is for medical treatment, and an asylum historically housed the mentally ill or served as a refuge; none of these describe charitable housing for the poor to live in.