Howard Colored Orphan Asylum
1866 establishments in New York (state)African-American history in New York CityCrown Heights, BrooklynOrphanages in New York (state)Residential buildings in Brooklyn ... and 1 more
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The Howard Colored Orphan Asylum was one of the few orphanages to be led by and for African Americans. It was located on Troy Avenue and Dean Street in Weeksville, a historically black settlement in what is now Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City. The asylum gradually deteriorated due to lack of funding, and closed in 1918 after an incident involving burst water pipes, which resulted in two students contracting frostbite and having their feet amputated.
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Troy Avenue, New York Brooklyn
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Troy Avenue 98
11213 New York, Brooklyn
New York, United States
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