Woburn’s Tidd Home Celebrates 120 Years of Service to Senior Women
WOBURN, MA, August 1, 2007—The Tidd Home, a unique residence for senior women, this year is celebrating 120 years of providing safe and affordable housing for senior women that allows them to continue to lead independent, fulfilled lives. The milestone will be marked by a special Victorian-style Tea, Open House and raffle in September.
The event will be held at the Tidd Home, 74 Elm St. Woburn, from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, September 23rd .
The original Home for Aged Women was incorporated in 1887. Earlier, in 1886, a group of 15 Woburn women met to establish a home for elderly women. The need for such a home was immediate, and Anna B. Morse became the first of many women who have since enjoyed the comfort and care provided by the Home.
Initial quarters for the home were on Mt. Pleasant Street, but in 1889 William and Harriet Tidd donated the Tidd Homestead to the Home for Aged Women. The building was dedicated in October of 1889 and has been in use ever since. In 1953, the name Home for Aged Women was changed to the Tidd Home to recognize the generosity of the Tidd family.
The Tidd Home is located on Elm St., a lovely residential area, and combines the gracious charm of the original Federal-era architecture and Victorian décor with the comfort and convenience of modern amenities. The Tidd Home recently completed a $1.5 million renovation/expansion program and is now accepting new residents.
A charming, intimate, historical residence, the Tidd Home offers an exceptional lifestyle for senior women—independence with security, privacy with companionship, comfort with affordability.
The Tidd Home was selected by SCI Woburn as one of six homes to be showcased as part of SCI Woburn’s third annual Woburn Holiday House Tour in 2006.
For more information about the Tidd Home open house please call 781.933.0248; email: tiddhome@comcast.net; or click, www.tiddhome.org