Archaeology Reports Database

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Greenhouse Consultants, Inc.

1994

Archaeological & Historical Sensitivity Evaluation for 62-64 Mulberry Street, Public Parking Garage. Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York. For: D.I.D. Architects. CEQR 94DCP-011M [Multiple authors]

Project on Mulberry Street at Bayard Street in Manhattan. The site seems to have been ideal for hunting during prehistory. In addition, 18th- and 19th-century structures (occupied mostly by Irish immigrants) may have left archaeological remains in the form of privies, cisterns, or other features in the project area. For these reasons, testing is recommended.

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Greenhouse Consultants, Inc.

1994

Archaeological Investigations Of The Chilled Water Line, Manhattan Psychiatric Center, Wards Island, New York. For CRSS Constructors, Manhattan Psychiatric Center. [Multiple authors]

Project on Wards Island. Report detailing the processes and results of archaeological testing, which was undertaken after human remains were discovered during construction activities. The remains uncovered date from 1847 through 1885, and are either those of residents of the New York State Emigration Refuge, the New York State Inebriate Asylum, or the New York City Asylum for the Insane. No additional burials were recovered in situ; therefore construction was allowed to continue. No further work is necessary, but no additional subsurface disturbances should take place without further testing. The reburial of remains on Wards Island is also recommended.

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Greenhouse Consultants, Inc.

1995

Archaeological/Historical Sensitivity Evaluation Bradhurst Urban Renewal Area, Harlem, City of New York, New York For: The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development. CEQR 93-HPD016M [Multiple authors]

Project on various sites from 138th Street to 154th Street, between St. Nicholas and Ninth Avenues. The area is no longer sensitive for prehistoric remains because of past construction, but may be a source of historic material including mid- to late-19th century privies and cisterns, structures associated with a mid-19th century racetrack, and possibly remains related to a farm that predates the racetrack. Field testing is recommended.

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Greenhouse Consultants, Inc.

1995

Archaeological Testing Report for 62-64 Mulberry Street, Public Parking Garage. Borough of Manhattan, New York, New York. For D.I.D. Architects. CEQR 94DCP-011M [Multiple authors]

Project on Mulberry Street at Bayard Street in Manhattan. After an ivestigation determined that 18th- and 19th-century domestic structures such as privies and cisterns might have existed on the site, testing was carried out. This report details the excavation and the discovery of two 19-century brick cisterns, for which complete excavation is recommended prior to construction.

340

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Greenhouse Consultants, Inc.

1996

Archaeological And Historical Sensitivity Evaluation El Jardin Del Paraiso Community Park, Manhattan, New York. For: NYC Parks Dept. CEQR # 95DPR001M.

Project on East 4th Street between Avenues C and D. A privy is thought to exist in the former backyard area of a house built during the 1840s. If the proposed project requires subsurface construction, testing is recommended to ensure that the privy and the information obtained from it can be documented, especially since it is unclear who owned the property at the time when the privy would have been filled.

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Greenhouse Consultants, Inc.

1996

Archaeological And Historical Sensitivity Evaluation Norfolk Apartments, 108110 Norfolk Street, Manhattan, New York. For Asian Americans For Equality. CEQR # 95HPD012M.

Project on Norfolk Street in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan. Despite the fact that structures from the mid-19th century likely left the remains of privies or cisterns on the project site, basement constructions from later buildings during the late-19th century are thought to have destroyed these features. As a result, no further investigation is required.

342

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Greenhouse Consultants, Inc.

1997

Archaeological And Historical Sensitivity Study of the West Houston, Wooster, Greene Streets Development, Manhattan, New York. CEQR # 98BSA008M, 98BSA007M.

Project between West Houston, Wooster, Prince and Greene Streets in Manhattan. A small part of the project area was an open yard until the early 20th century, and therefore has the potential for an archaeological resource in the form of a privy, which would have been filled during the 1850s. The privy would have been associated with a house of assignation, and its contents might provide information about the 19th-century sex industry. Archaeological testing is recommended.

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Greenhouse Consultants, Inc.

1998

55 West Houston Street, Wooster and Greene Streets Development, Manhattan, New York. Archaeological Testing Report. CEQR # 98BSA008M, 98BSA007M.

Project between West Houston, Wooster, Prince and Greene Streets in Manhattan. Testing was done to determine whether a privy filled during the 1850s existed in a former backyard area. No such feature was found, and no further testing is necessary.

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Greenhouse Consultants, Inc.

1998

Archaeological and Historical Sensitivity Evaluation, Babies and Children’s Hospital of New York, West 165th St. and Broadway Manhattan, NY. 01DCP005M

The following report is an assessment of archaeological and historical sensitivity at West 165th and Broadway, Manhattan. This survey conducts a literature review of prehistoric and historic resources located at the site of the Babies and Children’s Hospital, Block 2138. The survey utilizes cartographic and archival information to determine the presence or absence of historic resources, their significance, and the likelihood that these survived subsequent episodes of on-site disturbance. This survey was able to determine that the study area has a moderate potential for preserving resources of prehistoric significance and recommends further testing at the site.

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Rothschild, Nan, & Arnold Pickman

1982

The Archaeological Evaluation of The Seven Hanover Square Block: A Final Report. (3 of 6) Submitted to: The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. (Volumes 1-6, Appendices C-O of Volumes 4-6)

The following report is the third volume of an archaeological evaluation of the Seven Hanover Square Block in Downtown, Manhattan. This volume contains chapter six, seven, eight and nine and details the results of documentary research and excavations carried out on Lots 8, 14, 15, 28, and 29. This document summarizes the results of archaeological testing and stratgraphic analysis carried out at the site.

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Grossman & Associates, Inc.

1986

Archaeological and Historical Sensitivity Evaluation of the Towers Project Parcel, Block 1841. CEQR 87-299M

Project on Central Park West between 105th and 106th Streets. The project site is in an area described by 19th-century accounts as having been used during the Revolutionary War. Maps and other accounts point to its use as an encampment or defensive position in 1776. Therefore, the existence of archaeological resources from the Revolutionary War period can be considered a possibility.

347

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Grossman & Associates, Inc.

1988

An Archaeological and Historical Sensitivity Evaluation of Surviving Open Areas Within The Little Italy Special Zoning District, (Area B) Blocks 508, 509, and 521. For: Dresdner, Robin & Associates, Planning and Environmental Management. CEQR 87-311M

Project on East Houston Street between Mulberry and Elizabeth Streets. Though some of the basement construction for buildings in the project area probably disurbed or destroyed 18th- and 19th-century archaeological deposits, a small percentage of the site is composed of former backyards, where structures may exist. In addition, parts of the project area may contain 18th-century material beneath layers of fill from 19th-century landscaping. Structures associated with an early-19th century slaughterhouse, a bakery, and other establishments may also be present on the project site.

348

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Grossman & Associates, Inc.

1988

Archaeological Sensitivity Evaluation and Testing Recommendations for the Proposed Subterranean Utilities Corridor Between City Hall and Tweed Court House, City Hall Park, New York City. For: Department of General Services, City of New York. (Project Nu

Project in City Hall Park in downtown Manhattan. Though the basement constructions of Tweed Courthouse and City Hall likely disturbed archaeological resources associated with the 18th-century Upper Barracks and Almshouse, the space between these two buildings has the potential for remains from the 18th century, from the aforementioned structures and others. The 18th-century ground surface is thought to exist only 3-5 feet below the current surface of the project area, and archaeological resources may exist in the fill between these. Testing is recommended.

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Grossman & Associates, Inc.

1991

The Buried History of City Hall Park: The Initial Archaeological Identification, Definition and Documentation of Well-Preserved Eighteenth Century Deposits and the Possible Structural Remains of New York City's First Almshouse. For Department of General

Project in City Hall Park in downtown Manhattan. A colonial building and other remains from the beginning of the 18th through the beginning of the 19th centuries were found on the project site. Stone foundation remains from the building suggest that it was possibly the first Almshouse. The original colonial ground surface was encountered, and found to be minimally disturbed.

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Grossman & Associates, Inc.

1994

End of Field Letter for the Archaeological Documentation and Mitigation of the Pre-Civil War Stone Cistern and Associated Drain Complex within Lots 58 and 59, Block 378, PSA 4 Project, New York, New York, CEQR 94HPD302M.

Project on East 8th Street between Avenues C and D. This letter is a report on the excavation and analysis of mid-19th century structural remains, and the recovery of associated artifacts. An intact and undisturbed pre-Civil War stone cistern was found on the project site. 25,000 artifacts, dating roughly from the 1840s through the 1860s, were found in the fill of the cistern. Two brick and stone drains with preserved builder's trenches, as well as a later ceramic pipe drain, were also found. The cistern and associated remains provide information about construction from a period where structures of this sort are not documented extensively.

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Grossman & Associates, Inc.

1994

End of Field Report and Recommendations from the Presence and Absence Archaeological Test Results with Six Rear Lot Areas of the Police Service Area Facility 4 Project Site, New York, New York, CEQR 94HPD302M.

Project on East 8th Street between Avenues C and D. This report details the testing done on several lots on the project site, where one of the lots contained evidence of undisturbed remains from a post-1823 building. An excavation of half of this lot is recommended to further investigate the stone walls found there; in addition, a rectangular brick feature in an adjacent lot should also be investigated.

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Grossman & Associates, Inc.

1995

The Archaeology of Civil War Era Water Control Systems on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York: Data Recovery and Mitigation of the Mid 19th Century Cistern Complex and Associated Features within Lots 58 and 59, Block 378, PSA 4 Project, New York, N

Project on East 8th Street between Avenues C and D. Report detailing the excavation and documentation of a 19th-century cistern complex. The cistern itself and the 25,000 artifacts recovered are archaeologically and historically significant. Photos and descriptions of artifacts, as well as photos from the excavation, are included.

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Grossman & Associates, Inc.

1995

PSA 4 Addendum to Archaeological Data Recovery Results: Economic and Ethnic Land Use History of Lot 58: The Human Face of Lot 58. For: The New York City Housing Authority. CEQR No. 95-CHA001M.

Project on East 8th Street between Avenues C and D. In response to the excavation and documentation of a pre-Civil War stone cistern and 30,000 related artifacts, this study details the economic and ethnic aspects of the lot on which these remains were found. Documentary sources show that the population in the area became increasingly composed of foreign-born people through 1880. Large amount of high-status children's toys within the fill of the cistern.

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Harris, Wendy & Marie-Lorraine Pipes

1985

Historic Background Study: New York University Law School Extension Project (Revised by Rebecca Yamin & Bert Salwen, 1985). CEQR 83-223M

Project on Sullivan Street between West Third Street and Washington Square South in the Washington Square area of Manhattan. 19th-century backyard features are likely to exist on the site. 19th-century residential remains are expected to give insight into class differences and changes within classes during the development of the area. Indigneous resources may also exist on the site, though this is less likely. Testing is recommended to investigate 19th-century deposits, and also to a depth where any extant Indigneous resources would be found.

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Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc.

1989

Phase IA Archaeological Report for Site A: Marginal Street Adjacent To The South Residential Neighborhood, Battery Park City, New York, New York. For Battery Park City Authority.

Project on the space west of West Street near Morris Street in Battery Park City. There is the potential for finding prehistoric remains on the site, but they would exist at a depth that is impractical, and may have been disturbed by later construction. The project area is the location of mid-19th and early-20th century landfill, with any significant resources expected to exist outside of the project area. Boring reports suggest that the wharves, piers and other similar features usaually incorporated into this kind of fill do not have a significant presence on the site. In addition, pier buildings which existed in the area are not likely to provide significant insight for archaeologists. No further work is needed.

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Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc.

1990

Route 9A Reconstruction Project, Draft Archaeological Assessment Report, Battery Place To Harrison Street. For: New York State Department of Transportation with Federal Highway Administration & The City of New York. [Multiple authors]

Project on Route 9A on the west side of Manhattan, from Battery Place to Harrison Street. Potential archaeological resources include remains from shipyards, piers, sunken ships and landfill from the 19th century. Further research is recommended.

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Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc.

1990

Route 9A Reconstruction Project, Draft Archaeological Assessment Report, Harrison Street To West 18th Street. For: NYS DOT with FHWA & NYC. [Multiple authors]

Project on Route 9A on the west side of Manhattan, from Harrison Street to West 18th Street. While prehistoric remains may exist on the site, they are considered to be at too great a depth to attempt investigation and recovery. Numerous historic archaeological resources such as a sunken ship, a cistern and associated cow stables, piers, landfill, and industrial buildings existed on various lots in the project area. Further research is recommended due to the abundance of potential archaeological resources.

358

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Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc.

1990

Route 9A Reconstruction Project, Draft Archaeological Assessment Report, West 18th Street to West 30th Street. For: New York State Department of Transportation with Federal Highway Administration & The City of New York. [Multiple authors]

Project on Route 9A on the west side of Manhattan, from West 18th to West 30th Streets. Potentially undisturbed archaeological resources include the remains of piers and commercial buildings, as well as landfill. Further research is recommended.

359

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Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc.

1990

Route 9A Reconstruction Project, Draft Archaeological Assessment Report, West 30th Street to West 44th Street. For New York State Department of Transportation with Federal Highway Administration & The City of New York. [Multiple authors]

Project on Route 9A on the west side of Manhattan, from West 30th to West 44th Streets. Potentially undisturbed archaeological resources include remains from industrial occupation, piers, and landfill from the 19th century. Further research is recommended.

360

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Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc.

1990

Route 9A Reconstruction Project, Draft Archaeological Assessment Report, West 44th Street to West 59th Street. For: New York State Department of Transportation with Federal Highway Administration & The City of New York. [Multiple authors]

Project on Route 9A on the west side of Manhattan, from West 44th to West 59th Streets. Potential archaeological resources include remains from a prehistoric protected cove, 18th- and 19th-century dwellings, a 20th-century fire department repair shop and several commercial structures. Further research is recommended.

361

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Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc.

1990

Route 9A Reconstruction Project, Historic Resources Lot Inventory Report. For: New York State Department of Transportation with Federal Highway Administration and City of New York. [Multiple authors]

Project on Route 9A on the west side of Manhattan. Report presents the lot inventory of architectural resources. Inventory lists, forms, andblack and white photographs are included.

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Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc.

1991

Route 9A Reconstruction Project, Draft Contextual Study, Bloomingdale Flint Glass Works. For: New York State Department of Transportation with Federal Highway Administration & The City of New York. [Multiple authors]

Project on Route 9A on the west side of Manhattan. Report presents research related to the Bloomingdale Flint Glass Works, an early-19th century establishment which existed near 47th Street and the Hudson River. The Glass Works site is considered a valuable archaeological resource because of its relationship to other similar businesses elsewhere in the region, and its importance to the development of the City overall. It is not located within the project area, but the surrounding areas are considered valuable resources as well.

363

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Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc.

1991

Route 9A Reconstruction Project, Draft Contextual Study, Lumber and Building Materials. For: New York State Department Transportation with Federal Highway Administration & The City of New York. [Multiple authors]

Project on Route 9A on the west side of Manhattan. Report presents research related to lumber and building materials sites from the 19th century. Several properties of this kind in the project area are thought to have the potential for archaeological visibility, and represent significant resources with regard to the building environment of New York City.

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Hartgen Archaeological Associates, Inc.

1991

Route 9A Reconstruction Project, Draft Contextual Study, The Mott House. For New York State Department Transportation with Federal Highway Administration & The City of New York. [Multiple authors]

Project on Route 9A on the west side of Manhattan. Report presents research related to the 18th- to 19th-century Mott House, the residence of a prominent New York family. Though the house was demolished in the late 20th century, related features such as privies or wells belonging to the Mott family may exist on the property; if so, the land may be eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

366

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Henn, Roselle

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The Water Street Site: Final Report on 209 Water Street. Directed by Robert L. Schuyler, William Askins, Roselle Henn, and Jed Levin. [c. 1978]

Project on Water Street in downtown Manhattan. Report on materials recovered from salvage archaeology, such as 18th-century landfill with an 18th-century ship and other artifacts like pipestems and pipe bowls therein. Ceramic artifacts are consistent with the expected 18th-century dates for the site, including a landfill start date after 1755.

367

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Historic Conservation and Interpretation, Inc.

1980

Stage One Cultural Resource Survey of the Proposed Sludge Storage Lagoon and the Proposed Access Roadway Wards Island Water Pollution Control Plant, New York City. [Ed Rutch et al. Multiple authors]

Project on Randalls and Wards Islands. Study areas on the project site were found not to be associated with significant archaeological resources. An access road set to be built as part of the project will run over a historic channel that has been filled in, and so will not impact any resources. The rest of the site is not associated with significant resources, the last standing structure, a bakery, having been found to be historically insignificant. No further research is recommended.

368

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Historic Conservation and Interpretation, Inc.

1983

Part 1 Of The Westside Highway Cultural Resource Survey Archeological Work Program: Cultural Resources Research For: New York State Department of Transportation. Contract No. D-202836

The following report is the first part of an assessment on archaeological and historical sensitivity between Battery Place and West 32 Street, Manhattan. This survey conducts a literature review of prehistoric and historic resources located within the Westside Highway project area. The survey utilizes cartographic and archival information to determine the presence or absence of historic resources, their significance, and the likelihood that these survived subsequent episodes of on-site disturbance. This survey was able to determine that the study area has a high potential for preserving resources of historic and prehistoric significance and recommends further research. This report also includes an extensive overview of maritime development on the western portion of the Manhattan Island.

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Historic Conservation and Interpretation, Inc.

1983

Westside Highway Cultural Resource: Survey Archaeological Work Program: Cultural Resources Research. For: New York State Department of Transportation. Contract # D-202836 (Parts I & II) [Multiple authors westway]

The following report is the second part of an assessment of archaeological and historical sensitivity between Battery Place and West 32 Street, Manhattan. This survey conducts a literature review of prehistoric and historic resources located within the Westside Highway project area. The survey utilizes cartographic and archival information to determine the presence or absence of historic resources, their significance, and the likelihood that these survived subsequent episodes of on-site disturbance. This survey was able to determine that the study area has a high potential for preserving resources of historic and prehistoric significance and recommends further research. This report also contains extensive information on the maritime development of the western portion of the Manhattan Island.

370

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Historic Conservation and Interpretation, Inc.

1984

Stage 1A Documentary Cultural Resources Survey of the Property at 60 Wall Street, New York, New York. CEQR 83-332M [Multiple authors]

Project between Pearl, Pine, William and Wall Streets in the Financial District. Three portions of the project area--that which encompasses land that has never been built upon, that which includes buildings with relatively shallow basements, and that on which multiple-basement constructions have taken place--were designated. Areas with no building activity, and with shallow basement courses, have the potential for recovery of 18th-century residential deposits. Testing and additional research are recommended for these areas.

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Historic Conservation and Interpretation, Inc.

1984

Stage 1A Documentary Cultural Resources Survey For The 184 East 70th Street Proposed Construction Site Borough of Manhattan, New York City. For: Trafalgar House Real Estate, Inc. [Multiple authors]

Project on 70th Street and Third Avenue. Building did not occur on the site until after the mid-19th century; afterwards in the early 20th century, a large garage replaced the existing structures in the project area. The garage was removed in preparation for the current project, and soil borings indicate that neither fill nor topsoil remain on the site. As a result, it is unlikely that any archaeological remains are present on the project area. No further testing is recommended.

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Historic Conservation and Interpretation, Inc.

1989

Stage I Cultural Resource Survey For the Proposed Baruch College Development, New York, New York. For Edwards & Kelcey Engineers, Inc. (January, revised December) [Multiple authors]

Project area at the proposed Baruch College campus development area between 24th and 25th Streets between Lexington and Third Avenues. The site may be sensitive for archaeological resources though there is a low potential for prehistoric archaeological remains. Further testing is recommended.

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Historic Conservation and Interpretation, Inc.

1990

A Stage 1A Cultural Resource Survey Of The Proposed Foley Square Project In The Borough Of Manhattan, New York, New York. For: Edwards & Kelcey Engineers, Inc. (Revised from September 1989); LP-1901 (Edward Rutsch, Marjorie Ingle & Jean Howson)

Project roughly between Canal Street, Broadway, Park Place and St. James Place/Bowery in Manhattan. Research and borings indicate that 19th- and 20th-century construction may have protected archaeological remains deeper below the surface. On the "Courthouse Block" section of the project area, the remains of commercial development, tanyards, and residential development from the mid-18th to early-19th centuries may exist on the site, as well as those of a 19th-century slum and the East River outlet of the Collect Pond. On the "Broadway Block" section, remains of an 18th-century African burial ground may exist. 18th- and 19th-century domestic and commercial remains, including backyard features, may also exist on the site. This part of the site also has the potential to contain prehistoric remains, based on possible proximity to other deposits. Testing is recommended, as is consideration of several existing structures for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.

375

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Rothschild, Nan, & Arnold Pickman

1982

The Archaeological Evaluation of The Seven Hanover Square Block: A Final Report. (2 of 6) Submitted to: The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. (Volumes 1-6, Appendices C-O of Volumes 4-6)

The following report is the second volume of an archaeological evaluation of the Seven Hanover Square Block in Downtown, Manhattan. This volume contains chapter three, four, five details the results of documentary research and excavations carried out on Lots 10,11, 12, 13, 24 and 25. This document summarizes the results of archaeological testing and stratgraphic analysis carried out at the site.

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Stone, Linda

2003

Report on Phase IA Archaeological Documentary Research and Phase IB Archaeological Testing of the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Park Located at 204th St and Broadway, B 2241 L 33,34,35,40. NY, NY.

The following report details the results of a literature review and archaeological testing carried out on 204th Street and Broadway, Manhattan. This survey was conducted to evaulate the potential impact of a proposal develop the rear-yard landscape of at Dyckman Farmhouse Museum Park, Block 2241, Lots 33, 34, 35 and 40. The literature review determined that there was a high potential for finding significant prehistoric and historic archaeological resources within the project area, however no artifacts were located during the testing. Due to the high potential of locating prehistoric, 18th and 19th century resources in the park this report recommends that archaeological work precedes all future construction.

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Historic Conservation and Interpretation, Inc.

1992

A Research Design for the Courthouse Block Including an End-of-Fieldwork Summary Report. For the General Services Administration.

Project between Cardinal Hayes Place, Worth Street, Pearl Street and Park Row in Manhattan. Report on site testing and recovery and treatment of remains from 18th- through 20th-century occupation.

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Historic Conservation and Interpretation, Inc.

1994

An Archeological Sensitivity Study of the Proposed Penn Station Redevelopment Project, New York, New York. For: McGinley Hart and Associates. (September 1994) [Multiple authors]

Project from 31st to 33rd Streets between Eighth and Ninth Avenues. On the largest portion of the site, 20th-century railroad construction and the foundations of the post office currently occupying the area were determined to have damaged or destroyed any archaeological remains. However the Amtrak Service Building on 31st Street betwwen Eighth and Ninth Avenues is valuable historically because of it contains remnants of the original railroad power supply systems. The vacant lots on either side this building have the potential for archaeological remains, including 19th-century residential remains. Testing is recommended in the case that impacts are required on these two lots as part of the proposed project.

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Historical Perspectives, Inc.

1998

Greenwich Street Reconstruction, Preliminary Archaeological Assessment; Phase Ia Archeological Assessment. For: Philip Habib & Associates. 99DME001M [0 Greenwich Streetbed]

The following report details the results of a preliminary assessment of archaeological resources in Lower Manhattan. This survey was conducted in relation to a proposed reconstruction of Greenwich Street, between Hubert and Chambers Street. The survey utilizes cartographic and archival information to determine the presence or absence of historic resources, their significance, and the likelihood that these survived subsequent episodes of on-site disturbance. This survey was able to determine that the study area has a low potential for preserved prehistoric resources and moderate potential for preserved historic resources and therefore recommends future monitoring of construction work at the site.

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Historic Sites Research

1977

Cultural Resources Reconnaissance, East River Reach, New York Harbor Collection & Removal of Drift Project.

Project to repair and replace parts of piers along the East River between Battery Park to E 90th St. A survey of historic buildings and archaeological sites was done and is described in detail. None of the planned modifications would damage any cultural materials, and so no further testing is recommended.

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Historic Sites Research

1978

18th Century Landfill in Manhattan, An Archaeological Analysis of Tests in the Schermerhorn Row Block [1977].

Project on the Schermerhorn Row block between John, Fulton, Front, and South Streets in downtown Manhattan. This is the artifact inventory from the 1981-1983 excavations. Organized by the numbered test trenches, it lists the artifacts found and in what quantities. For a full description of the excavations and findings please refer to the Historic Sites Research report ["Summary Report of 1981-1983 Archaeological Excavation, The Schermerhorn Row Block. (Volumes I & II)"].

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Historic Sites Research

1983

Stage 1A Cultural Resource Survey of 48 West 68th Street, Manhattan, New York City. For: Tufo and Zuccoti by Historic Sites Research, October. CEQR 83-242M

Project on 68th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. Site remained vacant until the construction of brownstones in 1893, when backyard features associated with earlier structures would no longer have been in use. Therefore, since neither privies nor cisterns existed on the site, and since the cellars of the brownstones were filled with rubble in the mid-20th century, no further testing is necessary.

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Historical Perspectives, Inc.

1983

Archaeological Impact Report. For: the Bryant Park Restoration Corporation. [Multiple authors]

The following report is an assessment of archaeological and historical sensitivity in Bryant Park, Manhattan. This survey conducts a literature review of prehistoric and historic resources located at the site of a proposed restaurant on Block 1257. The survey utilizes cartographic and archival information to determine the presence or absence of historic resources, their significance, and the likelihood that these survived subsequent episodes of on-site disturbance. This survey was able to determine that the study area has a moderate potential for preserving a 19th century historic reservoir, therefore future monitoring of construction at the site is recommended.

385

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Historical Perspectives, Inc.

1983

Phase I Archaeological Report for the 310 West Broadway Site. For: Allee King Rosen & Fleming, Inc. CEQR 82-349M [Multiple authors]

The following report is an assessment of archaeological and historical sensitivity at 310 West Broadway located in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. This survey conducts a literature review of prehistoric and historic resources located on Block 372. The survey utilizes cartographic and archival information to determine the presence or absence of historic resources, their significance, and the likelihood that these survived subsequent episodes of on-site disturbance. This survey was able to determine that the site likely contains evidence of 19th century interior landfills, and recommends further on-site testing.

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Historical Perspectives, Inc.

1984

Phase One Archaeological Impact Report for Sites 1A, 1B, 5B, and 5C, Washington Street Urban Renewal Area, New York City, New York. For: AKRF, Inc. CEQR 81-209M; CEQR 85-221M; CEQR 84-222M; CEQR 88-096M; 01DME016M [Multiple authors]

This report details the findings of the survey and background research on 4 plots of land in Tribeca, which were proposed for development through the Washington St. Urban Renewal Project. The report includes a detailed history of land ownership and information about landfilling practices in the area. Based on findings, it recommends an archaeological excavation.

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Historical Perspectives, Inc.

1985

Archaeological Survey Report for the Hester-Mott Street Project Site. For: Environmental Solutions, Ltd. New York City. 85-181M [Multiple authors]

This report details the prehistoric and historic background of a Lower East Side parcel of land proposed for development. This includes a general prehistory of Manhattan and a discussion of the Dutch West India's farm at the site. Due to the construction of a playground in 1931, any remaining archaeological material was destroyed, so no further excavation or testing is recommended.

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Historical Perspectives, Inc.

1985

Phase I-A Archaeological Impact Report for the Sixth Avenue Project. For: Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc. CEQR 93-DCP033M. [Avenue of Americas Rezone] [Multiple authors]

This report describes the history of a large area of Midtown, from 23rd St to 31st street, along 6th Ave. The report contains significant historical information about the early use of the land by freed slaves and the later prevalence of brothels and theaters in the area. Due to subsequent construction, however, there is little potential for archaeological material, and so no further excavation is recommended.