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Isaac T Hopper Home

  • Also Known As: Women's Prison Association Building
  • Also Known As: Ralph and Ann E Van Wyck Mead House
  • Also Known As: Isaac T Hopper House
  • Travel Genus: Sight
  • Sight Category: Building

Built 1837-1838 as a private residence, in 1874 became the Isaac T Hopper Home, which may be the world's oldest halfway house for women and girls released from prison. Historically, the home trained in maid service, laundry and needlework. Today, the Womens' Prison Association offers drug treatment and modern job training for the residence.- AsNotedIn


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1838/00/00 Isaac T Hopper House, a Greek Revival townhouse, is built for merchant David H Robertson.
1874/00/00 Opened as halfway house

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Particulars for Isaac T Hopper Home:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Crime Criminal Justice System
Criteria Exemplar
Architectural Style Greek Revival
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling
Area of Significance Social History



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 22nd May 1986

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Hopper, Isaac T., House
Registry Address: 110 Second Ave.
Registry Number: 86001155
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: Greek revival
Contributing Buildings: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: Local
Area of Significance: Architecture, Social history
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849
Significant Year: c 1840, 1874
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Domestic
Current Sub-Function: Institutional housing

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