Visible Charity: The Archaeology, Material Culture, and Landscape Design of New York City's Municipal Almshouse Complex, 1736–1797

Author: Baugher S.

Source: International Journal of Historical Archaeology, Volume 5, Number 2, June 2001 , pp. 175-202(28)

Publisher: Springer

Buy & download fulltext article:

Price: $47.00 plus tax (Refund Policy)

Abstract:

How did New York City's eighteenth century almshouse (1736–1797) handle homelessness and poverty? Historians have been debating whether the conditions were familial and supportive, or mean-spirited and intolerable. An analysis of the archaeology, artifacts, architecture, landscape design, primary sources, and secondary sources associated with the New York City almshouse complex suggest some answers.

Keywords: almshouse; New York City; material culture; landscape design

Language: English

Document Type: Regular paper

Affiliations: 1: Department of Landscape Architecture, 440 Kennedy Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850; sbb8@cornell.edu

Publication date: 2001-06-01