Bones and mortar sample from eastern edge of brownstone foundation underneath schist Almshouse, sample
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Date made
18th Century
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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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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 ...
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495-Eastern Edge of Brownstone Foundation
Likely associated with the Almshouse levels. Not enough provenience recorded to determine.
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First Almshouse (1735-1796)
1735 - 1791
New York City's first public institution to care for the poor. Constructed in the center of today's City Hall Park. Archaeological testing uncovered features related to this site. For more information please see: City Hall Park
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Bone; mortar
(18th Century)