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Home History

1949 ~ Present

In the over the years, the various cottages have housed different groups of children. By the 1960's they housed as follows:

Owen Hall - Older Girls

Alden Hall - Older Boys

Leach Hall - Little Boys

Former Infirmery - Little Girls

The Superintendant and his family always resided in the Main House with the cottage matrons residing in the cottages with the children

1950 - Ira "Irie" Franklin Horrall and Billie Joan Perkins of Glenn Home were chosen king and queen of the Kiwanis Club Kids' Day in Terre Haute.

Early 1950's - Mrs. Nelle Wood Smith - wife of the superintendent Mr. Ralph Smith- Mrs. Smith received the State level honor of 'Mother of the Year' during their tenure (1949 to 1956)

1952 - Three hundred 4-H members competed in the annual cake bake contest sponsored by the Kiwanis Club at the Fairgrounds. Josephine Davis of the Glenn Home was named grand champion baker.

1952 - First Christmas party given by the Rose Hulman fraternities took place this year. Quote: "the party was such a success that it is planned to make it an annual event."

1953 - Kiddieland, located adjacent to the Terre Haute Drive-In Theater at Lafayette and Hawthorne, reopened with youngsters from Gibault School and Glenn Home as guests. John Thomas was the manager.

1969 - The 1968-1969 officers of the Terre Haute Council of Telephone Pioneers ended their service year by presenting eight bicycles to Glenn Home

1970 - Charles Gurman, president of I. Gurman & Sons Co., was honored as Big Brother of the Year at the Big Brother-Sister organization's annual meeting. John C. Kite, director, said future plans included having all the children, age 8 to 14 years, at the Glenn Home in the program.

1971 - Mrs. Ival Lane, wife of the superintendent of the Glenn Home, was the recipient of the Diana Award for her exceptional service to humanity from the Gamma Rho chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha.

1972 - Seven county buildings passed the inspection of the Vigo County Grand Jury. The panel recommended remodeling of the girl's dormitory at Glenn Home

June 1973 -- Vigo Circuit Court Judge C. Joseph Anderson announces plans to institute a foster parents program in the county with a view toward phasing out the Glenn Home, possibly within 60 days. Only six Indiana counties still maintain orphanages, Anderson said, noting that his proposal would be better for the children and for the county's economic situation. There are 76 children ages 6 to 18 at the home, which is administered by the Rev. Ival and Eva Lane. It costs about $8.23 a day to house a child at the Glenn Home, with the cost expected to climb to $9 next year.

1976 - The Glenn Home for Dependent Children was awarded a state license for the first time in 13 years. About $40,000 from federal revenue sharing funds had been used to bring the buildings into compliance with state regulations. The Rev. Ival Lane was the superintendent

1977 - The Sertoma Club presented the Rev. Ival Lane, superintendent of Glenn Home for Children, its "Service to Mankind" Award.

1978 - Charlene Steinhauser received the Glenn Home Citizens Committee's third annual Service Award for her work with the Glenn bowling program at Vigo Bowl.

1978 - The Rev. Ival Lane, head of Glenn Home since 1969, resigned due to "irreconcilable differences" between himself and the Vigo County Department of Public Welfare Board.

1978 - Steve Stanton was named superintendent of Glenn Home to succeed the Rev. Ival Lane

November 1978 -- Officials report only 35 children at the Glenn Home, a decline in recent months of more than 50 percent, but say there are no funds available to meet needs.

July 1979 -- A new state law orders counties to make the change from institutional to group housing for children like those at the Glenn Home.

August 1979 -- The Vigo County Welfare Board has set Oct. 1 as the target date to move boys and girls from the Glenn Home to two new group homes. The girls' home is at 3676 Rosehill Road, and the boys' home is at 64 Gilbert Ave. Another home, a receiving/shelter home at 1308 S. Sixth St., is being remodeled. Each of the three group homes will house a maximum of 10 children.

February 1980 -- The Glenn Home goes on the auction block. Recreational facilities on the 59.21-acre site include a swimming pool, tennis court, gym and baseball diamond. Proceeds of the sale will go into the county general fund.

1986 - Dr. Steven and Linda Beltz, Brazil, announced plans to renovate the Glenn Home property, 6500 Wabash Ave., into condominiums.

January 1988 -- The Iota Delta chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity is chartered at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Early 1990s -- Pi Kappa Alpha members move into the former Glenn Home property. Along with the main building, the 24 acres includes three dorms, a boiler house, a former treatment center behind the main building, the gym and a 1960s brick office.

June 2000 -- The administration building and boiler house are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

August 17, 2004 - The Glenn High School building demolished due to safety concerns. Residents from the Home attended Glenn school until its' closing in 1960. Glenn High School was closed due to consolidation in 1961, becoming Glenn Jr High School in fall 1961. The high school students were moved to Gerstmeyer and then on to North High School upon its opening in 1971. The Jr. High School at Glenn continued operation for a few more years, but was closed by 1975.

The History of Glenn Home ~ Timeline 1950 to 2000

Alden Hall erected 1949

"In as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye has done it unto me"

Matthew 25.40

Plaques on the various cottages standing today display the following biblical verses...still intact on on the buildings which they were placed. Click thumbnail to see photo