Almshouse

Apart from providing shelter and food, the Almshouse was a workhouse that was designed to ensure that those who entered it would learn skills and knowledge to enable them to gain employment.

The City Hall Park Project - Almshouses 2007

The demon of The Almshouse was the clerical owner of this comfortable abode.

The Warden 2004

Attached to the Almshouse are the Hospitals for Incurables, which consist of two one-story buildings, 175 feet long, and 25 feet wide.

Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City James Dabney McCabe 1862

In the rear of the Almshouse is the Workhouse, one of the handsomest buildings on the island.

Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City James Dabney McCabe 1862

The Almshouse in Manhattan at that time was such an interesting place, I ended up writing more about it than I had originally planned, but I believe it all furthered the story.

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Archaeology uncovered portions of colonial and Revolutionary War barracks where British officers and soldiers were housed both before and during the British occupation of New York; the Almshouse, which housed the ill and impoverished; the Bridewell, a prison; and the New Gaol, another penal institution.

The City Hall Park Project 2007

It was believed that work would rehabilitate the soul and reform those in the Almshouse making them productive citizens who contributed to the community.

The City Hall Park Project - Almshouses 2007

A portion of the Almshouse also served as an infirmary to treat the diseased poor.

The City Hall Park Project - Almshouses 2007

It was during this period that the Commons housed the Almshouse, Bridewell, Gaol, and British Barracks.

The City Hall Park Project - Artifact Summary 2007

Excavation for the basement of Tweed Courthouse may have disturbed additional burials associated with a second cemetery of the Almshouse located to the north of the earlier one.

The City Hall Park Project - Excavation 2007