Terre Haute Postcards - Gibault School for Boys (2)

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Residence and Mirror Pool, Gibault Home for Boys

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The Gibault Home for Boys was established by the Indiana Knights of Columbus in 1921 to provide an healthy and stable environment for troubled youth to grow emotionally, educationally, spiritually, physically and socially. Its many programs offer a structured environment where the participants learn new behaviors while working on individualized treatment plans. It was built on the former Fred B. Smith estate just south of Terre Haute and the first buildings were paid for by public subscription. Father Pierre Gibault, after whom the home is named, was a supporter of George Rogers Clark in the fight against the British. The home operated under the administration of the Brothers of the Holy Cross, Notre Dame from 1934 to 1981, when a board of trustees was formed. The school was founded as a "refuge for wayward boys" and girls were first admitted in 2001.

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Roman Catholic fraternal service organization and was founded in the United States in 1882.

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