Civic Center in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Sugar House - Prison Window
Photographed By R. C., November 27, 2010
1. Sugar House - Prison Window Marker
The Sugar House was demolished in 1892 and replaced by the Rhinelander Building incorporating this window into the facade as an historical artifact.
The Rhinelander Building was demolished in 1968 and the site is now occupied by Police Headquarters.
John V. Lindsay, Mayor
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1763.
Location. 40° 42.75′ N, 74° 0.15′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Civic Center. Marker is on Duane Street near Rose Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: One Police Plaza, New York NY 10007, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First National Sunday School Convention (within shouting distance of this marker); Patrick Cardinal Hayes (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rhinelander Building (about 300 feet away); Municipal Building (about 400 feet away); Civic Center (about 500 feet away); Interment Site
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Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Trinity Church has an impressive monument to "Men who died whilst imprisoned in this City", including the Sugar House.
Also see . . .
1. The Prison Window. This was a brick warehouse into which American prisoners of war and private citizens, suspected of helping the patriots, were thrown. (Submitted on August 30, 2011.)
2. The Lost 1763 Rhinelander Sugar House. "Daytonian in Manhattan" entry. This sugar house building may not have been the one used as a prison. This link provides interesting details. (Submitted on April 12, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By R. C., November 27, 2010
2. Sugar House - Prison Window Marker
Photographed By R. C., November 27, 2010
3. Sugar House - Prison Window
Photographed By Bill Coughlin, March 26, 2011
4. Closeup of Sugar House - Prison Window
Museum of the city of New york, 1968
5. The Sugar House prison window within the Rhinelander Building.
When the Sugar House was demolished, this wall section was incorporated into the Rhinelander Building. (Museum of the City of New York. X2010.11.3212)
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 1999
6. Rhinelander Building Columns
The Rhinelander Building is long gone, but these remaining columns can be found on Madison Street behind the NYPD Headquarters
Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. This page has been viewed 2,002 times since then and 189 times this year. Last updated on December 22, 2018, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 8, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. 4. submitted on March 31, 2011, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 5. submitted on April 12, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 6. submitted on July 1, 2011, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
