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About Us

Our History

John M. Hunt was born on March 31, 1797.
Due to the circumstances of that period, John received a minimum “common school” education and was largely self-taught. He married Mary Ann Munroe on January 28, 1833 and they had two children. The first died in infancy; the second, a daughter, Mary Elizabeth, was born in 1842. After John’s death in 1885, his widow, Mary A. Hunt, and her daughter, Mary E. Hunt, bequeathed $85,000 to establish the John M. Hunt Home for Aged Men and Couples at 334 Main Street, as a living memorial to their husband and father. The Home served an unmet need in the city for Aged Men and Couples. Following Miss Hunt’s death, funds were left in her will to build and maintain the Mary E. Hunt Home for Aged Women at 10 Allds Street. Both homes, at the request of their benefactors, were non-profit organizations under the direction of volunteer Boards of Trustees.

After many years of successful operation, the Boards of Trustees implemented a building plan which called for the consolidation of the two corporations. As a result, in 1982, Hunt Community was born.

In recent years there have been many improvements, the Mary E. Hunt Home was renovated in 1990. The construction of the new Community Building was begun in 1994. In 1996, the new Community Building opened, the Whitney Pavilion was dedicated, and the John M. Hunt building was renovated into twelve independent living apartments.

Hunt Community prides itself in providing the very best in retirement living for over 200 seniors.