DescriptionWashington Institute and City Reservoir, Manhattan.jpeg
English: Caption: "WASHINGTON INSTITUTE AND CITY RESERVOIR."
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In 1830 the
New York City Fire Department's first reservoir (the octagonal building) was erected near the southeast corner of 13th Street and Fourth Avenue; in 1850
New York Medical College was founded in a new building on the site, at 112 East 13th Street.
The Washington Institute on 13th Street was a private school for boys; in the late 1840s the Roman Catholic
Sisters of Charity acquired the property and founded
St. Vincent's Hospital there.
Perris, William.
Maps of the City of New York Vol. 4 (Perris & Browne, 1853), Plate 52 (St. Vincent Hospital and New York Medical College). Online provider: New York Public Library.
"Prospectus: St. Vincent's Hospital, New-York" (advertisement). New-York Daily Tribune 1849-11-16 p. 4 col. 5: "Thirteenth-st. between Third and Fourth avenues, formerly known as the Washington Institute." Online provider: Library of Congress.
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