[5] 16 people were killed in a fire in 1961 that started as a result of a cigarette butt being dropped down a rubbish chute.

The Connecticut Legislature authorized the facility by a Special Act in 1873 and opened its doors in December 1, 1884.

LA Sexton MD Superintendent The Old People's Home is under the same management as the Hartford Hospital and was organized by an act of the General Assembly in 1873.

An attractive three storied building of brick and stone was erected for the use of the Home on Jefferson Street opposite the Hospital grounds, and has accommodations for seventy persons.

Religious services are held every Sunday afternoon from October to July in an attractive and convenient chapel at the west end of the building.

Residents in the Home must be citizens of Connecticut persons of good character not under sixty five years of age and in reduced circumstances.

For several years applicants for admission have exceeded so greatly the means of the Home to support them that it has been necssary [sic] to make the entrance fee $1,000 for permanent inmates.

LIFE STAR provides patient care and inter-facility transport between hospitals in New England and New York.