New York Charities-St. Barnabas House, 304 Mulberry Street
1874
9 1/8 x 13 1/2 in. (23.2 x 34.3 cm)
Winslow Homer
United States
(Boston, MA, 1836 - 1910, Prout's Neck, ME)
Object Type:
Print
Medium and Support:
Wood engraving
Credit Line:
Gift of Howard and Florence Merritt
Accession Number:
1986.62
Location: Not currently on view
Published in "Harper's Weekly," April 18, 1874
St. Barnabas House was located at the corner of Mulberry and Bleecker Streets in New York City. It was founded by the Episcopal Mission Society to shelter homeless women and children, in a neighborhood that was home to many poor immigrant families.
[Label text, 2003]