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University Settlement Society of New York

Architect
Howells & Stokes
Year
1886
Style
Neoclassical
City
Manhattan, NY
University Settlement Society of New York
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The University Settlement Society, at 184 Eldridge Street on the Lower East Side, was founded in 1886 by Stanton Coit, Charles Bunstein Stover, and Charles Barzillai Spahr as the Neighborhood Guild — the first settlement house in the United States. Its Neoclassical building, designed by Howells & Stokes, became a hub for immigrant education and social services in the neighborhood.

the building

A founding settlement house. University Settlement began in 1886 in a Forsyth Street basement before moving into its Eldridge Street building. As the country's first settlement house, it set the model later followed by Hull House in Chicago and the Henry Street Settlement nearby.

the style

The building was designed by Howells & Stokes in the Neoclassical style.

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the architect

Howells & Stokes designed the University Settlement building.

significance

The University Settlement Society building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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