Workhouse | Poor relief, Pauperism, Poor Law | Britannica workhouse, institution to provide employment for paupers and sustenance for the infirm, found in England from the 17th through the 19th century and also in such countries as the Netherlands and in colonial America The Poor Law of 1601 in England assigned responsibility for the poor to parishes, which later built workhouses to employ paupers and the indigent at profitable work
Workhouse Arts Center The Workhouse Arts Center is an innovative collaboration of the arts in Fairfax County, Virginia that offers art galleries, classes, theater and music performances, a history museum, community events, and more