NYC Archaeological Repository:

The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
NYC Archaelogical Repository:
The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
Site: City Hall Park / Project: City Hall Park, New York, NY (1989) / Context

495-N40 W10/15-22

(18th century)

Details

Almshouse complex

  • Collection method

    Excavated using shovel, trowel, and hand pick screened through one quarter inch mesh

  • Soil

    Soil above floor

Excavation site

City Hall Park

Manhattan, City Hall Park, South of Chambers Street and East of Broadway between City Hall and Tweed Court House

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Part of Project

    • City Hall Park, New York, NY (1989)

      1989

      Thousands of artifacts were excavated from what was once the kitchen of New York City's first municipal Almshouse. This collection represents one of the few almshouse grounds to have been excavated by archaeologists in the United States. The site provides ...

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    • CHP_1990_N15E5U3_Transfer