First home of the New Haven Orphan Asylum, a cottage on Grove Street near Church Street, as illustrated in an 1887 city history. The accompanying text says seven children entered the home in May 1833 and the property was purchased in 1835. This is a period illustration, not a photograph.
Evidence, credit & reuse: Public domain in the United States: illustration published in 1887. Archival scan contributed by Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. Cropped from the original page scan, retaining the original printed caption; JPEG conversion only.
Source: Artist not credited on image; Edward E. Atwater (editor), History of the City of New Haven to the Present Time; W. W. Munsell & Co. (publisher), New York; Printed page 678; IA leaf 1170; bottom of right column. Full page preserved locally in first_home_atwater1887_page678.jpg.
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Silent Grounds Collective, New Haven Orphan Asylum / Children’s Center of Hamden, SGC-NH-006, NH-001, “The first home on Grove Street.” Source: Artist not credited on image; Edward E. Atwater (editor), History of the City of New Haven to the Present Time; W. W. Munsell & Co. (publisher), New York; Printed page 678; IA leaf 1170; bottom of right column. Full page preserved locally in first_home_atwater1887_page678.jpg.. https://archive.org/details/historyofcityofn00atwa_0/page/678/mode/1up. Research edition, accessed 2026-09-08.