Colored Orphan Asylum
Colored Orphan Asylum in Midtown Manhattan in 1850. | |
| Successor | Riverdale Children's Association |
|---|---|
| Established | 1836 |
| Founders | Anna Shotwell and Mary Murray |
| Founded at | Manhattan |
| Defunct | 1946 |
| Type | Orphanage |
| Location |
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Region served | New York City |
Key people | James McCune Smith |
| Affiliations | Hampton Institute |
The Colored Orphan Asylum was in New York City, from 1836 to 1946. It housed on average four hundred children annually and was mostly managed by women. Its first location was on Fifth Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streets in Midtown Manhattan, a four-story building with two wings. The Colored Orphan Asylum was burned down by Irish mobs on July 13, 1863 during the first day of the New York Draft Riots. It was rebuilt by Quakers in 1867 in Upper Manhattan and in 1907 moved to Riverdale in the Bronx.