New York State Veterans' Home at Oxford
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The New York State Veterans' Home at Oxford (formerly the New York State Woman's Relief Corps Home) is an old soldiers' home
located east of the village of Oxford
in Chenango County, New York
. The home was established for American Civil War
veterans and their wives so they would not be separated in old age. The Woman's Relief Corps (W.R.C.) was an auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic
Civil War veterans organization. In the 1890s the Woman's Relief Corps campaigned for the establishment of a co-ed old soldiers' home. Their efforts were rewarded in 1897 with the opening of the state soldiers' home just outside of Oxford. By 1911 they had expanded to five buildings. By the 1970s it was decided to replace the old wood-frame hospital building with more modern facilities. The new one story main building was opened in 1981, but four "cottages" (older buildings) are also still available.
The home is located on New York State Route 220 and is situated east of the village of Oxford on hills with beautiful views overlooking the village and the Chenango River, and below the New York, Ontario & Western Railroad. The veterans home is situated on 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) and includes 242 beds. Residents receive state-of-the-art medical, nursing, psychosocial, and rehabilitation services. The home also has an affiliation with the Upstate Medical Center College of Medicine/Clinical Campus at Binghamton, New York.
Old soldiers' home
An old soldiers' home is a military veteran's retirement home, nursing home, or hospital, or sometimes even an institution for the care of the widows and orphans of a nation's soldiers, sailors, and marines, etc.-United States:...
located east of the village of Oxford
Oxford (village), New York
Oxford is a village in Chenango County, New York, USA. The population was 1,584 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Oxford, Massachusetts, the hometown of the landowner....
in Chenango County, New York
Chenango County, New York
Chenango County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 50,477. The county's name originates from an Oneida word meaning "large bull-thistle." Its county seat is Norwich.-History:...
. The home was established for American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
veterans and their wives so they would not be separated in old age. The Woman's Relief Corps (W.R.C.) was an auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army of the Republic
The Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal organization composed of veterans of the Union Army, US Navy, US Marines and US Revenue Cutter Service who served in the American Civil War. Founded in 1866 in Decatur, Illinois, it was dissolved in 1956 when its last member died...
Civil War veterans organization. In the 1890s the Woman's Relief Corps campaigned for the establishment of a co-ed old soldiers' home. Their efforts were rewarded in 1897 with the opening of the state soldiers' home just outside of Oxford. By 1911 they had expanded to five buildings. By the 1970s it was decided to replace the old wood-frame hospital building with more modern facilities. The new one story main building was opened in 1981, but four "cottages" (older buildings) are also still available.
The home is located on New York State Route 220 and is situated east of the village of Oxford on hills with beautiful views overlooking the village and the Chenango River, and below the New York, Ontario & Western Railroad. The veterans home is situated on 60 acres (242,811.6 m²) and includes 242 beds. Residents receive state-of-the-art medical, nursing, psychosocial, and rehabilitation services. The home also has an affiliation with the Upstate Medical Center College of Medicine/Clinical Campus at Binghamton, New York.