Introduction: Lots 8, 9, and 15 are modern designations for adjacent parcels of land that were owned together and used as a single property until the early 1830's. Lots 8 and 9 front Pearl Street and are important to the Stadt Huys project because they contained archaeological remnants of the Colonial-era Lovelace Tavern, a public house built around 1670. The Lovelace Tavern was the most important discovery on the Stadt Huys project because it proved that significant archaeological resources could still exist in urban spaces.
Rationale: Test Cut J was one of the first units excavated as part of the Stadt Huys project. The unit was placed in the middle of Lot 9. The test cut yielded important information about the stratigraphy of the area and helped develop the site's methodology. Test Cut J consisted primarily of mixed fill deposits. A concrete floor associated with the ca. 1819 building was also uncovered.
Results: Results: An Auger Test was taken in Test Cut J to a depth of 50-inches below excavation surface. No additional cultural layers were uncovered.
Lot 9, Test Cut J, Auger Test J
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Collection method
Post Hole Digger
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Soil description
(No Soil Description Provided)
